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27 Apr 2012, 3:25 pm by Robyn Sterling
HHS reached a settlement on March 12, 2012 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (“BCBST”) for $1.5 million stemming from a 2009 data breach. [read post]
18 Nov 2010, 3:52 pm by Josh Wright
  The first is a discussion of the DOJ’s case against Blue Cross Blue Shield, which as discussed here, turns on an economic analysis of the use of most-favored nations clauses in contractual arrangements with hospitals: On October 18th of this year, the Division and the Michigan Attorney General filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (“Blue… [read post]
16 Mar 2012, 8:32 am
The first enforcement action from a breach report required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Breach Notification Rule has resulted in an agreement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) to pay the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.5 million. [read post]
16 Mar 2012, 8:32 am
The first enforcement action from a breach report required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act Breach Notification Rule has resulted in an agreement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) to pay the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.5 million. [read post]
30 Nov 2010, 5:37 pm by Robert McKennon
Anthem Blue Cross, a unit of Indianapolis-based WellPoint Inc., and Blue Shield of California received the largest fines — $900,000 each. [read post]
24 Apr 2012, 10:25 am by SarahSwank
On the heels of its $1.5 million settlement with a large payor, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on April 17, 2012, that it settled with a small physician practice for HIPAA safeguard violations. [read post]
27 Feb 2015, 12:27 pm by Rakesh Madhava
Anthem is the largest for-profit health care insurer in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, formerly known as Wellpoint. [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 10:13 am by RCoffield@fsblaw.com
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of $1.5M with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) relating to potential violations under the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 12:30 am by Monique Altheim
PCI Security Standards Council Issues Best Practices for Mobile Payment Acceptance Security http://t.co/ysSqm0Zp # Blue Cross Blue Shield discloses employee data breach http://t.co/CAf0fASH # NLRB Invalidates Costco’s Social Media Policy – As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog, on S… http://t.co/nro6fMZ2 # Facing Fines for Contempt, Twitter Produces Defendant’s Tweets http://t.co/fVPy4wwx # 2 charged with… [read post]
14 Mar 2012, 5:50 am
The trend toward increasingly large health information breach settlements has continued with yesterday's announcement thatBlue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay the U.S. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 10:45 am by Greenberg & Bederman
Are you tired of the runarounds, denials, and rate hikes of health insurance carriers such as Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and United Health Group? [read post]
7 Jun 2013, 1:51 pm
Effective September 1, 2013, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) will implement a new Prescriber Prescription Block Policy. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 3:02 pm
With this penalty, WellPoint joins the ranks of CVS Pharmacy, Alaska Department of Health and Human Services, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, all of whom have paid penalties over $1.5 million to HHS for HIPAA privacy and security violations since 2009. [read post]
31 Aug 2016, 6:58 am
Department of Insurance announced Monday it will broaden its investigation into Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, citing “disagreements” with the insurer. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 11:49 am by Jason Byrne
  In that case the Court was reviewing the trial court’s order for the payment of victim restitution to Blue Cross Blue Shield. [read post]
20 Apr 2009, 8:51 pm
. *         *         * On April 9, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (”BCBS”) entered into an “Assurance of Voluntary Compliance” (i.e., a settlement agreement) with the State of Texas stemming from allegations that that it (1) had improperly threatened retaliation against physicians who referred patients for out-of-network… [read post]
29 Aug 2014, 11:29 am
As of September 2, 2014, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) commercial plans (non-Medicare) will implement new quantity limits for Oxycodone immediate release tablets and capsules (sold under the brand names of Roxicodone an OxyIR) and Oxymorphone immediate release tablets (sold under the brand name of Opana) of 180 per 30 days. [read post]
13 May 2013, 6:38 pm
A case study of Blue Cross/Blue Shield health plan insurance claims shows a 2.2-fold increased risk of hospitalization for acute pancreatitis among patients treated with sitagliptin (Januvia, Janumet, Juvisync) and exenatide (Byetta, Bydureon). [read post]