12/25/2008 News For: Blue Cross Blue Shield Mi Health InsuranceHealth insurance bills backed by Blue Cross will wait for new Legislature Legislation sought by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to modify the individual health insurance market is dead for the year. Blue Cross gets A+ rating Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its A+ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. for December 2008 and the outlook for the company is stable. Blue Cross Patients To Post Doctor Reviews Online Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. launched a new tool Monday that lets customers share their opinions about their doctors on the web.? Officials say it is one more tool to support consumer decision-making. 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. S&P affirms ratings on Florida Blues Standard & Poor?s Ratings Services affirmed its ?A+? counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. 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. 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. Sharia-compliant health insurance plan launched in UAE Dubai: Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company AMAN has launched a health insurance scheme in the UAE. The new plan will offer comprehensive products that are consistent with the Sharia rules and are based on Islamic Takaful principles. Franklin Academy receives $26,000 grant One local elementary school with a fitness focus, is getting some help to further their efforts. Franklin Elementary Medical Sciences and Wellness Magnet School has received a $26,000 grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi. Blue Cross is warned by AG on Medicare practices Michigan's Attorney General's Office has warned Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to immediately stop what it believes are deceptive business practices that make it difficult for seniors to buy supplemental Medicare policies. |




