News For: Pacfic Blue CrossMed center agrees to in-network charge I have Blue Cross Blue Shield, and I’m disputing a bill from St. Joseph Hospital. I had a throat procedure done with Gastrointestinal Associates PA, something I have to do every few years. I usually get this done at an office in Overland Park. When I tried to schedule one this year, I was told that because of scheduling I would have to go to St. Joseph Medical Center. Community News Briefs The Bridgeton Area Chapter of AARP will meet on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. at West Park United Methodist Church, 625 Shiloh Pike, Bridgeton. There will be a program called Silver Sneakers presented by Horizon Blue Cross of New Jersey. Honoring heroes: Blue Mass at Notre Dame Notre Dame High School commemorated the events of Sept. 11, 2001, on the morning of Sept. 12 with a special Mass to honor America's first responders. Traditionally called the Blue Mass, the ceremony was meant to honor police and fire-rescue teams. Police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians from across Chicagoland were invited. Hospital, Anthem Still Doing Battle No Face-to-face Meeting Yet ELLSWORTH ��� With the contract between Maine Coast Memorial Hospital and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine set to expire in less than a week, both sides say they will continue to negotiate a new contract. Diabetes seminar offers cooking tips, tastes W hat's Cookin' With Diabetes is a free seminar that will include taste-testing healthy recipes, tips for healthy eating and information on managing diabetes. It will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 16 in Newton. The seminar will be at Faith Mennonite Church at 2100 N. Anderson. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. It is presented by K-State Research and Extension, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and ... Blue Shield of California awards $29.5M in bonuses to California medical groups Blue Shield of California said Tuesday it���s awarding $29.5 million in performance bonuses to California medical groups and IPAs this year, compared with $31 million last year. Blue seeks the green William Marino joined Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield in 1992, when the state's biggest health insurer was losing money and was viewed as slow to anticipate sweeping changes in the health-care landscape. |

