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23 Apr 2008, 10:58 am
Several groups have now objected to this FDA proposal including the New York State's health commissioner and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association , a trade association made up of 39 major health insurance plans. [read post]
10 Apr 2008, 6:48 pm
Thanks to efficient project management, funds remain from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts grant originally intended to finance the pilot through June 2008. [read post]
2 Apr 2008, 8:48 am
Well Cigna, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sierra Health ServicesStay tuned to the Endocsopy crisis. [read post]
13 Mar 2008, 7:09 pm
The state needs to take on "the cozy relationship" between the state's largest hospital system, Partners HealthCare, and its largest insurer, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Montigny said.John McDonough, executive director of Health Care for All and a former House healthcare committee chairman, said large healthcare providers, particularly hospitals, have driven up the costs through secret negotiations with insurers. [read post]
3 Mar 2008, 6:00 am
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Inc. v. [read post]
29 Feb 2008, 12:47 am
02/28/2008
Additional Materials Regarding the New Employee Verification Act of 2008, H.R. 5515 (PDF 590 KB)Materials Prepared by the Minority Staff of the House Ways and Means Committee02/28/2008
Audit of Medicare Administrative Costs Claimed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona for the Period Oct. 1, 2004, Through Sept. 30, 2006 (PDF 313 KB)Report Prepared by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector… [read post]
26 Feb 2008, 1:04 am
These errors or acts of medical malpractice are called "never events" because they are so costly and egregious they should never happen.It how appears that the largest health insurer in western Virginia, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, has decided to join the effort and just announced it will no longer pay for the following medical mistakes: 1. [read post]
25 Feb 2008, 5:25 am
Sheldon Silver - Speaker, New York State Assembly Marianne Spraggins - Attorney and President of Buy Hold America Irene Stein - Chair, Tompkins County Democratic Committee Sylvia Tokasz - Coordinator of health care quality improvement for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Western NY; Secretary of the National Federation for Just Communities of Western NY Randi Weingarten - President, United Federation of Teachers Robert Zimmerman - Longtime Democratic activist Members of… [read post]
15 Feb 2008, 9:00 am
You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at [duncanbucknell.com]Highlights this week included:EU wants 95 year copyright on recordings: (IPKat), (Ars Technica), (Intellectual Property Watch), (IP Law360),Harvard Arts and Sciences Faculty decides to allow open access to research: (Techdirt), (Michael Geist), (Ars Technica), (Against Monopoly),Summary judgment hearing 8 Feb: Tafas & GSK v Dudas concerning implementation of the USPTO’s new examination… [read post]
13 Feb 2008, 8:00 am
As part of the probe, Cuomo issued subpoenas to 16 health insurers, including Aetna, Cigna and Wellpoint’s Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield unit. [read post]
13 Feb 2008, 12:58 am
Blue Cross Blue Shield v. [read post]
7 Feb 2008, 9:00 am
On June 1, 2005, after a jury trial lasting over three weeks, a jury found for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“BCBS-MA”), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (“BCBS-MN”), Federated Mutual Insurance Company (“Federated”), and Health Care Service Corporation (“HCSC”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) against Mylan Laboratories… [read post]
1 Feb 2008, 12:04 am
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey claims that the children's online writings could shed light on the causes of the disorders, and help determine the insurer's responsibility for payment. [read post]
31 Jan 2008, 12:35 am
Laptop Stolen With Personal Data On 300,000 Health Insurance Clients"Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is offering its members free credit monitoring for one year as a result of the security breach. [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 6:00 am
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Inc. v. [read post]
27 Jan 2008, 3:43 am
The other "legs" will come -- the quality leg is well underway and cost will ultimately be addressed in myriad ways, including reductions in cost thanks to access to primary care as well as paradigm shifts in reimbursement such as the recently-announced Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts experiment. [read post]
25 Jan 2008, 6:19 am
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan says the program was a one-time event to take advantage of the recent introduction of simvistatin, the generic equivalent of another brand-name statin, Zocor. [read post]
22 Jan 2008, 11:23 am
Check it out, straight from the Boston Globe:Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts wants to stop paying doctors and hospitals for each patient visit or treatment, a common arrangement that most experts agree has led to unnecessary, inefficient, and fragmented care that is sometimes harmful to patients. [read post]
7 Jan 2008, 12:22 pm
Virgil Smith, Jr. on October 11, 2007, to establish a Blue Cross Blue Shield guaranteed issue high-risk health insurance pool whose maximum premium price would be capped, and levy a fee on other health insurance companies to recoup the cost of insuring individuals in the BCBS pool. [read post]
3 Jan 2008, 7:18 am
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, which basically reads as a mini-treatise on a number of interesting issues arising in ERISA litigation. [read post]
