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8 Apr 2011, 1:03 pm
One model I am familiar with -- here in the People's Republic of Massachusetts -- is the AQC, or Alternative Quality Contract offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to providers enrolled in its HMO Blue product. [read post]
9 Mar 2011, 8:30 am
In Insurer’s board suspends own pay, the Boston Globe reports that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts board members voted to suspend their collective five-figure annual directors’ payments and to begin discussions with the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha... [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 10:30 am
A recent editorial in the Boston Globe, No wonder health costs are so high, is critical of the compensation paid by Blue Cross Blue Shield Nonprofits around the country. [read post]
4 Mar 2011, 9:02 am
(Massachusetts, by way of example, has long had a Medicaid waiver for a PCP program, and Governor Deval Patrick recently announced his proposal to bring the ACO model into the Massachusetts commercial market across the board, after some early success seen with Blue Cross Blue Shield's Alternative Quality Contract.) [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 9:25 am
To hear Andrew Dreyfus, CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, tell the story, the Blues wanted to address both quality and cost, and therefore (after looking in vain for a model elsewhere that could be transplanted to Massachusetts) developed the Alternative Quality Contract, or AQC, which features a global payment model hybridized with substantial performance incentives, plus design features intended to lower the cost of care… [read post]
5 Oct 2010, 9:16 pm
In current-day Massachusetts, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA has rolled out its Alternative Quality Contract [read post]
22 Jul 2010, 5:39 am
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is committed to offering the broadest possible range of products for our members, as well as to maintaining its strong financial position. [read post]
20 Jul 2010, 7:00 am
Woodlock to three years imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and restitution of $518,335.58 to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts. [read post]
17 May 2010, 4:46 pm
Rate caps.Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest health insurer, reported a $65.2 million net loss for the three months ending March 31. [read post]
23 Apr 2010, 7:53 am
But back to Anthem vs. the Maine DOI . . .A few months back, Blue Cross ask for a rate increase which was denied. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 6:15 am
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans have sued the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) after the DOI's decision last week to reject most proposed rate increases for small businesses for the current calendar quarter. [read post]
6 Apr 2010, 6:15 am
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans have sued the Massachusetts Division of Insurance (DOI) after the DOI's decision last week to reject most proposed rate increases for small businesses for the current calendar quarter. [read post]
1 Apr 2010, 3:17 pm
It happened in northern states when the DOI imposed suppressive underwriting rules combined with rate restrictions on health insurance.Murphy's decision covered all 19 of the plan increases proposed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 63 of the 64 plan increases proposed by the Blue Cross HMO, all 47 proposed by Fallon Community Health Plan and all 36 proposed by Tufts Health Plan. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 5:16 am
Many people in Massachusetts have health coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 5:48 am
The "alternative contract" offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is a global payment contract with risk adjustments, quality bonuses, and other bells and whistles, per Andrew Dreyfus (from BCBSMA) designed to fairly compensate and avoid perverse incentives for providers. [read post]
23 Sep 2009, 10:02 pm
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts v. [read post]
12 Aug 2009, 6:00 am
Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 11, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTIN HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM TOWN HALL Portsmouth High SchoolPortsmouth, New Hampshire 1:05 P.M. [read post]
22 Jul 2009, 10:37 am
By way of background, as The Legal notes, The underlying suit was brought by a class of doctors and alleged RICO claims against Capital Blue Cross, Highmark Inc. and their jointly formed HMO, Keystone Health Plan Central. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 4:36 am
Massachusetts. [read post]
23 Jun 2009, 5:52 am
A Michigan insurance company has opted to settle with 100 families seeking to be reimbursed for autism treatments for their children.Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan settled a class action law suit last week. [read post]
