News For: Blue Cross Blue ShieldRate hikes approved for Blue Cross, United Increases will average 8.7 percent for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, and 9.2 percent for UnitedHealthcare. 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 ... Rate hikes approved for Blue Cross, United The Rhode Island health insurance commissioner has approved rate increases for Blue Cross and UnitedHealthcare policies covering ���small-group��� employers. 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 IPAs this year, compared with $31 million last year. Horizon Blue's Conversion to For-Profit Status May Alter Plan's Existing Pricing Strategy HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that, if approved, conversion by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey to for-profit status may prompt the plan to adopt a more conservative approach to pricing. Watertown Town Council implores Blue Cross to cut ties with "No Place for Hate" Town Council unanimously adopted a resolution that Blue Cross end its endorsement of ���No Place for Hate��� because of the Anti-Defamation League's refusal to unambiguously acknowledge the Armenian Genocide and end its active opposition to Congressional affirmation of the Armenian Genocide. CPMC Board approves Blue Ribbon plan to rebuild St. Luke���s The board of directors at San Francisco���s California Pacific Medical Center, as expected, voted unanimously Thursday afternoon to authorize CPMC���s management to follow the primary recommendations of a blue-ribbon community panel convened last spring to ���save��� St. Luke���s Hospital, which now functions as a CPMC campus. Sullivan may change insurance providers BLOUNTVILLE ��� Sullivan County���s employees could have a new health care insurance provider Jan. 1. The Sullivan County Commission���s Insurance Committee voted Tuesday to recommend switching from CIGNA to Blue Cross Blue Shield Network S. 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. Contract dispute could affect Premera Blue Cross subscribers If a contract standoff isn't resolved, 16,000 people in Thurston County won't be able to use their Premera Blue Cross insurance at Providence St. Peter Hospital after Jan. 31. |




