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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Sebelius: Anthem's smaller rate boost is progress

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says California's reduction of Anthem Blue Cross' rate increase is a positive...
BusinessWeek ( 8/26/2010 2:27:18 PM -08:00 )

California Approves Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike
Hey, health insurers, you can't always get what you want. But if you try sometimes (and fix the math in your application) you might just...
NPR (blog) ( 8/26/2010 5:12:52 AM -08:00 )

California OKs Anthem Rate Hike
A six-month battle in California over health insurance has come to an end. When health insurer Anthem Blue Cross announced rate hikes last March of up to 39...
NPR ( 8/26/2010 2:18:39 AM -08:00 )

PRC tries again with Blue Cross hearing
A public hearing Wednesday was supposed to clear up questions about the 21 percent rate hike sought by Blue Cross Blue Shield, but some policy holders came...
KRQE.com ( 8/25/2010 4:57:50 PM -08:00 )

Anthem Blue Cross is allowed to move ahead with rate hikes
State regulators find that the firm's proposal meets the requirement that 70% of premiums go for medical care. As a result, they can't stop the increases,...
Los Angeles Times ( 8/25/2010 3:53:57 PM -08:00 )

Abilene Poised To Receive Millions In Incentives
ABILENE, Texas -- The City of Abilene could benefit from incentives Blue Cross Blue Shield may receive from the state....
KTXS ( 8/26/2010 6:29:23 PM -08:00 )

Anthem cleared to screw customers after all
Back in February, Anthem Blue Cross graciously agreed to put its 39 percent rate hike on hold until the California Insurance Commission...
Daily Kos (blog) ( 8/26/2010 5:57:04 PM -08:00 )

Exchanges Set Up in California, But Insurers Keep Jacking Up Premium Rates
Yesterday, California became the first state in the nation to pass the bills setting up insurance exchanges through the legislature....
Firedoglake (blog) ( 8/26/2010 4:53:06 PM -08:00 )

H&R Block, Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Kansas City Introduce Health Tax
H&R Block and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City are making news for small business owners by introducing a brand new tool to help entrepreneurs...
Small Business News from Gaebler.com ( 8/26/2010 3:56:11 PM -08:00 )

Calif. Regulators Approve Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hike of 14% to 20%
California insurance regulators have cleared the way for Anthem Blue Cross to move ahead with scaled-back rate hikes after a previous increase was canceled....
Insurance News Net (press release) ( 8/26/2010 1:22:01 PM -08:00 )

UM, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan working to prevent blood clots
DETROIT – Building upon an award-winning partnership program that has helped improve the quality of care in other medical areas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of...
U-M Health System News ( 8/26/2010 1:12:41 PM -08:00 )

Blue Cross customers protest rate hike at hearing in Santa Fe
A contentious all-day hearing Wednesday left many Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico customers they see little hope...
The New Mexico Independent ( 8/26/2010 11:54:17 AM -08:00 )

California OKs rate hikes for Blue Shield, Anthem Blue Cross
The California Department of Insurance, which announced in June it was giving proposed rate hikes in the individual market extra scrutiny, has approved...
Bizjournals.com ( 8/26/2010 11:27:03 AM -08:00 )

Blue Cross, hospitals launch blood clot prevention study
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Blue Care Network, the University of Michigan Medical Center and 16 other hospitals will begin a quality...
Crain's Detroit Business ( 8/26/2010 11:09:16 AM -08:00 )

Blue Cross Blue Shield wants to seek state financial incentives
The Abilene City Council is moving quickly to potentially help Blue Cross Blue Shield qualify to participate in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program and...
ReporterNews.com ( 8/26/2010 9:58:20 AM -08:00 )

Presbyterian got 24 percent rate hike in 2009
Controversy has surrounded the state's approval of a 21.3 percent rate hike on 40000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New...
The New Mexico Independent ( 8/26/2010 9:19:33 AM -08:00 )

State Officials Approve Insurer Proposals To Increase Premiums
On Wednesday, California health insurance regulators announced that they approved a proposal by Anthem Blue Cross, the state's largest for-profit insurer,...
California Healthline ( 8/26/2010 7:32:16 AM -08:00 )

Blue Cross requests rate increase for individual plans
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina has asked regulators to increase rates next year for some of its customers with individual...
StarNewsOnline.com ( 8/26/2010 7:24:10 AM -08:00 )

Blue Cross Rate Hearing Heated: Decision on Boost Some Weeks Away [Albuquerque
Aug. 26--SANTA FE -- It will be a few weeks before a final decision is made on whether the controversial Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico premium...
Insurance News Net (press release) ( 8/26/2010 6:20:43 AM -08:00 )

Insurance rate increase prompts death threats
Insurance rate increase prompts death threatsThe fight over a proposed rate increase has Blue Cross Blue Shield taking extra security measures for the company's top executives....
KOB.com ( 8/26/2010 5:56:19 AM -08:00 )