News For: Blue Cross and Blue Shield s Health InsuranceBlue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Provides Testimony at Senate Hearing in Washington Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' Executive Vice President Andrew Dreyfus testified today before a congressional committee that's examining potential options for reforming the health insurance market. Blue Cross and Blue Shield recognizes two Carolinas Medical hospitals for bariatric surgery Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast and CMC-Mercy have been named Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Asso ... Health Insurance Premiums for Federal Workers to Increase 7 Percent Health insurance premiums for federal employees will jump an average of 7 percent in 2009, a healthy increase over the 2.1 percent rise this year and the 1.6 percent increase in 2007, the Office of Personnel Management announced today. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Companies Working with States To Expand Healthcare Coverage for America's Small Businesses Innovative solutions from Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies and state governments -- including premium subsidy programs in Arizona and Oklahoma -- are helping to expand coverage for workers at small businesses and are central to addressing one of the key challenges facing the healthcare system, as highlighted at a Capitol Hill briefing conducted this morning by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield ... Blue Cross & Blue Shield Goes Green Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas had employees dancing in their courtyard as they learned how to help preserve the earth. Blue Shield of California awards $29.5M in bonuses to medical groups Blue Shield of California said Tuesday it���s awarding $29.5 million in performance bonuses to California medical groups and independent practice associations IPAs this year, compared with $31 million last year. Crowd protests Anthem profits About 200 people went to the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield headquarters in Mason on Thursday to bring attention to what they say are excessive corporate profits and high executive salaries while policyholders pay high costs and must fight for benefits. Kidnapping reported at Blue Shield; T-Mobile helps police find victim Lodi police are looking for a man who reportedly punched, beat and kidnapped a woman Monday morning in the parking lot of Blue Shield, 129 N. Guild Ave. Ellsworth hospital balks at Anthem���s demands ELLSWORTH, Maine ��� A stalemate in negotiations between Maine Coast Memorial Hospital and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield could result in the hospital being removed from the company���s provider network and in costs increasing for the approximately 6,000 Maine Coast patients covered by the insurer. Riverside Health System Announces $1 Million Incentive Program For Small Businesses to Offer Insurance Coverage for ... A leading nonprofit health care provider, Riverside Health System, is making $1 million in funding available to create incentives for small businesses in eastern Virginia to begin offering health insurance to their employees. |




