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Huge California Health Insurance Increases from Anthem Blue Cross

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

The leading provider of California health insurance, Anthem Blue Cross is threatening a 39% premium hike on individual health insurance policies. This premium increase is catching a lot of intention. This includes the President, Congress, Senate, and of course California health insurance regulators. The government wants to know why such a large increase in premiums and wants Anthem Blue Cross to justify this rate action.

Anthem Blue Cross blames the rate action on increased medical costs and a loss of members due to the recession. There is a thought that because of Obama Care a.ka. health care reform that Anthem is trying to squeeze as much profits out of California health insurance members in case the health care reform bill does pass. If the bill were to pass their profits will drop significantly.

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Anthem Blue Cross Individual Health Insurance Rates Dramatically Rising

Sunday, February 14th, 2010

California health insurance policy holders have seen increases up to 39%, which almost parallels last years increases. They want the department of insurance to investigate.

Anthem Blue Cross is California’s largest for profit individual health insurance carrier and insurance regulators are getting ready to investigate their dramatic rate increases seen in California health insurance. Anthem Blue Cross has almost 800,000 member in the state and repsonds by stating, prices will go up March 1st, 2010 and will be adjusted more frequently.

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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Waives Contract Clause That Hindered Connecticut Health Insurance Plan

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

A Connecticut health insurance program may have an easier time contracting with hospitals after the state’s largest insurer, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield agreed to waive a clause in its own contracts.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut has a clause in its contracts with medical providers that requires hospitals to offer them the same discounts offered to other insurers. The arrangement made it difficult for Connecticut health insurance subsidized Charter Oak health plan program to secure contracts with hospitals.

As of last month, hospitals that currently do not participate in the Charter Oak Connecticut health insurance plan included Bristol, Danbury, Day Kimball in Putnam, Griffin in Derby, Johnson Memorial in Stafford Springs, Lawrence & Memorial in New London, Middlesex, Midstate in Meriden, Milford, Norwalk, St. Francis, St. Vincent’s, Stamford, Waterbury and Windham.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan Funding Programs to Fight Childhood Obesity

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Childhood obesity in America as a major public health issue. Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan is offering funding for elementary school programs that focus on reducing childhood obesity and will partner with schools across the state to get kids moving and eating healthier.

Proposed programs include four elements; health assessments, physical activity, nutrition education, and a walking club. Blue Cross Blue Shield is accepting grant proposals from public and nonprofit private elementary schools in Michigan health insurance for programs that increase physical activity and improve nutrition among their student population.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Expands Blue Distinction Designation for Spine Surgery, Knee and Hip Replacement

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

The number of patients undergoing surgeries and hospitalizations for spine, knee and hip conditions is growing dramatically. Procedures including knee reconstruction or replacement, total and partial hip replacement, and spinal fusion, increased by nearly 25 percent between 1997 and 2005.

Blue Cross Distinction designations are awarded to facilities that have demonstrated a commitment to quality care by meeting objective, evidence based thresholds for clinical quality and safety. The Blue Cross Distinction designation is awarded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in delivering quality healthcare in the areas of bariatric surgery, cardiac care, complex and rare cancers, knee and hip replacement, spine surgery and transplants.

More than 800 facilities received the new designation as part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield nationwide initiative to improve healthcare quality and safety.

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Take Care Clinics Now Accepts Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Take Care Health Systems is owned by Walgreens and is the nation’s largest and most comprehensive manager of convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness centers. They have contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida to cover services for members at Take Care Clinics for Florida Health Insurance.

There are almost 50 Take Care Clinics located at Walgreens in Florida. This is the largest market for Take Care Health. Take Care Clinics are walk in health care centers located at  Walgreens drugstores across the country.

Additional health insurance plans covering a visit to Take Care Clinics in Florida health insurance include Aetna, CIGNA, Humana, United Healthcare, and Vista Health Plan.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Health Insurance Big Changes in 2010

Monday, January 25th, 2010

Independance BlueCross BlueShield The Pennsylvania health insurance “insurer of last resort,” Blue Cross Blue Shield plans are required to provide guaranteed issue health insurance plans to all individuals and families, regardless of their medical conditions or histories. Blue Cross officials say the result has been a steady erosion in their ability to cover the health insurance plans’ costs through their premium base.

About 27,000 people who buy Personal Choice health insurance directly from Independence Blue Cross rather than through an employer are facing steep increases in their premiums in March to maintain similar coverage.

Despite angry complaints from policyholders, Blue Cross says the changes are necessary because of continuing losses in the Personal Choice plans.

Blue Cross announced the health insurance plans’ withdrawal to policyholders in a mid-December letter, giving them until January 15 to decide between two new plans: Personal Choice Basic, which includes benefits similar to the least costly of the three current plans but at much higher premiums, and Personal Choice Value HSA, a more affordable plan that features high deductibles and is designed to be paired with a health savings account.

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