12/25/2008 News For: Blue Cross Blue Shield Health QuotesBlue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Expands Discounts on Medicare Supplement Plans PHOENIX----Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is upping the ante in the competitive market to serve Arizona?s seniors by increasing the size and extending the duration and eligible age limit for early enrollment discounts on its Medicare supplement plans. Update: Blue Cross wants consumers to rank doctors RALEIGH ? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will use the firm behind the Zagat dining guide to run an online survey rating the consumer experience provided by doctors, North Carolina's largest health insurer said Monday. The Zagat Health Survey gives patients a way to review and evaluate four non-medical measures of their experience with physicians: trust, communication, ... TVHD and EKCITA awarded grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation On Dec. 11, 2008, Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District and East Kern County Integrated Technology Association EKCITA received notice of being awarded $125,000 through the Blue Shield of California Foundation. The grant focuses on expanding the current healthcare community effort of ?health information exchange.? Tehachapi is recognized by both the state and federal government for being ... Denn says Blue Cross letter misleading Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware has been misleading its policyholders about the state's involvement in health insurance rates, Delaware Insurance Commissioner and Lt. Gov.-elect Matt Denn said Friday. Michigan BCBS Receives Warning About Alleged Improper Marketing Practices Of Medigap Policies Michigan's Office of the Attorney General has issued a warning to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and its agents to stop what state officials believe are improper marketing practices for supplemental Medicare policies, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Medigap policies help pay for physician visits and other medical services that are not covered under basic Medicare. Zagat planning a guide to doctors Blue Cross and Blue Shield is teaming up with the Zagat dining guide to provide doctor rankings for its members. Blue Cross fined $150,000 for data disclosure In one of his final acts as insurance commissioner, Matt Denn fined Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware $150,000 on Wednesday for improperly disclosing the private medical information of about 3,800 Delaware members. Blue Cross wants NC consumers to rank doctors RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina's largest health insurer has hired the firm behind the Zagat dining guide to run an online rating service of the state's doctors. A.M. Best affirms ratings A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A+, or superior, and issuer credit ratings of AA- of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Hospital Websites Vastly Outperform Health Insurance Websites In Study ForeSee Results announced that in a broad benchmark measuring aggregate customer satisfaction with many different kinds of healthcare websites, hospital websites vastly outperform the websites of health insurance companies. On the ForeSee Results benchmark's 100-point scale, hospital websites received an aggregate score of 74 and health insurance websites received an aggregate score of 65. |




