10/13/2008 News For: Blue Cross Blue Shield Of GavisionBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Announces Expansion of BlueMedicare Plans Into Additional Counties Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida today announced they will expand their HMO and PPO plans into multiple new counties in Florida. Blue Cross accused of contacting ex-customers LOS ANGELES - Another heavy accusation has been leveled at Anthem Blue Cross in California. Blue Cross is already facing a $1 billion class-action lawsuit for allegedly dropping coverage to people who file expensive medical claims. Change at the top at Blue Cross Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the state's largest health insurer, is tapping a senior vice president from an East Coast health plan to become its next top executive. Highmark Blue Shield proposes plan rate hikes Highmark Blue Shield is asking the state Insurance Department for permission to increase rates on 19 individual plans. Mini-Medical School to begin Tuesday The University of Nebraska Medical Center, in partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, will present a Mini-Medical School on women and cancer. BCBS of SC?s Wiggins Leverages Past Investments for Current Success Elite 8 honoree Stephen K. Wiggins, CIO and EVP at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, credits several past technology investments, such as those involving parallel computing and code generation, for some recent successes. Blue Cross accused of contacting plaintiffs in settlement LOS ANGELES - Anthem Blue Cross, facing a class-action lawsuit for allegedly dropping coverage to people who file expensive medical claims, was accused Friday in court documents of unlawfully offering former customers $1,000 to drop all legal claims against the health insurance company. Blue Cross accused of contacting ex-customers LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles city attorney has accused Anthem Blue Cross of California of illegally contacting former customers involved in a class-action lawsuit against the insurance company. Insurance Commissioner Rejects Blues Rate Hike Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm?has rejected Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota's request for a 14.9 percent rate increase for group policies. Anthem Foundation donates $600,000 for cardiovascular screenings The Anthem Foundation Inc., the philanthropic arm of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, this week made a $600,000 grant to fund follow-up health screenings for West Louisville residents deemed to be ?at risk? for cardiovascular disease. |




