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Don't Let Blues Sneak A Bad Deal Past Lawmakers - Detroit Free Press
the michigan legislature is likely to return for a lame duck session, during which deals often are made with the hope that you are too busy to pay attention. this year, blue cross blue shield's controversial legislative proposal is on the agenda. the ...
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Blue Cross Parent Names New Ceo
(crain’s) — the parent of blue cross & blue shield of illinois on thursday said its board chose patricia hemingway hall to succeed raymond mccaskey as ceo. chicago-based health care service corp. first signaled that ms. hemingway hall, 55, would move into the top job when it promoted her ...
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Newton Memorial Continues Talks With Horizon Blue Cross/blue Shield
newton -- as the nov. 22 deadline approaches for horizon blue cross and newton memorial hospital to reach a contract agreement, negotiations between the two organizations are continuing.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts To Require E-prescribing To ... - Pr Inside
- blue cross blue shield of massachusetts tara murray, 617-246-4851 tara.murray@bcbsma.com blue cross blue shield of massachusetts (bcbsma) today announced it is requiring physicians who prescribe medications to electronically prescribe in order to ...
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Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Georgia Expands Breast Cancer Care ... - Msn Moneycentral
atlanta , oct. 28 /prnewswire/ -- as october, breast cancer awareness month, draws to a close, blue cross and blue shield of georgia (bcbsga) understands that it is truly a year-round effort, and is taking additional steps to further improve breast ...
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Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Georgia Expands Breast Cancer Care Program
as october, breast cancer awareness month, draws to a close, blue cross and blue shield of georgia understands that it is truly a year-round effort, and is taking additional steps to further improve breast cancer care and awareness for its members.
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Providence Workers Protest Over Health Care Change
providence, r.i. (ap) - hundreds of city workers have booed and picketed providence mayor david cicilline over proposed changes to the city's health care plan. the workers protested outside a downtown fundraiser cicilline was attending wednesday evening. at issue is a switch in their health care provider from blue cross and blue shield to united healthcare. the change was announced ...
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Health Care Costs Pile Up For Grosse Pointe Farms Couple - Detroit Free Press
employment: she and her husband, bill, are self-employed. her company, work life strategies, provides mental health counseling to unions. insurance: the harrisons spend $1,100 a month in premiums -- $13,200 a year -- for a basic blue cross blue ...
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How They Would Change Health Care: Mccain - Washington Post
enlarge photo buy photo a part-time hairdresser, derichs, at 58, was too young for the medicare that her husband, vernold, could already get. sitting at their kitchen table in a st. paul suburb, derichs told the agent about the back surgery she had ...
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Health Network Growing Strong
the future was now a mere 15 years ago when a group of north idaho health care professionals decided to take steps to control their own destiny, and that of their patients.
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Professor To Discuss Health Care System
— daniel axelrod the leaders of the scranton temple residency program want to improve northeastern pennsylvania’s health care delivery system and will be hosting a talk on the topic from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. thursday at lackawanna college’s mellow theatre.
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Bluecross Brings Well + Wise To Health Plans - Earthtimes
chattanooga, tenn. - (business wire) bluecross blueshield of tennessee today announced the rollout of well + wise, a personalized, advocacy-based approach to health that will redefine how the company serves its members and engages health care ...
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How They Would Change Health Care: Mccain Mccain's Proposal For High ... - Washington Post
minneapolis -- when diane derichs's husband was retiring from his assembly-line job making fruit bars for conagra foods, the couple invited over an insurance agent to help her find a health plan. a part-time hairdresser, derichs, at 58, was too young ...
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Senator Obama Explains His Health Care Plan To Spineuniverse.com
senator obama responds to five questions about his health care plan to spineuniverse.com, whose recent survey results reveal the politics of back pain and spine treatments.
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Senator Obama Explains His Health Care Plan To Spineuniverse.com
senator obama responds to five questions about his health care plan to spineuniverse.com, whose recent survey results reveal the politics of back pain and spine treatments. (prweb oct 31, 2008) read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1549314.htm
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Employers Await '09 Health-care Rates - Buffalo Business First
rising costs drive consumer health plans gwinnett hospitals buy robotic surgery system bonuses, medical plans help draw young workers choice is the benefit of cafeteria health plan blue cross federal premiums going up in 2009 after watching his ...
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Obama Targets Va., Pa. In Homestretch - Seattle Post Intelligencer
st. david's, pa. -- barack obama says there's no red america or blue america, just one big united country. but not when it comes to getting elected. gunning for the 270 electoral votes the democrat needs to win the white house, obama is almost ...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Foundation Grant To Eastern Michigan University Will Help Ypsilanti Elementary ...
a grant from the blue cross blue shield of michigan foundation will bring together a michigan university and several local elementary schools to help youngsters learn healthy lifestyle habits they can take into adulthood.
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Providence Workers Protest Over Health Care Change
hundreds of city workers have booed and picketed providence mayor david cicilline over proposed changes to the city's health care plan.
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Local Insurers See Big Medicaid Growth - Philadelphia Inquirer
independence blue cross and aetna - two major insurers in the philadelphia market - have experienced the greatest growth nationally in the number of people covered with medicaid managed-care insurance, healthleaders-interstudy, a nashville company ...
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