Blues forms national network for managed-care Medicare
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Reports on the plan of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association to launch a national retiree managed care program that would help employers rein in their FAS 106 liabilities. Reduction of employees' current retiree medical expenses; Requirement for employers to include long-term liabilities of...
- Blues forming nationwide network for Medicare managed care service. J.A. // AHA News;8/21/95, Vol. 31 Issue 34, p5
Reports that the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association will launch a national Medicare managed care network on January 1, 1996 aimed at managing the cost of care for the elderly and providing mobile medical insurance. Function of the managed care network.
- Blues announce Medicare-reform plan. // AHA News;9/11/95, Vol. 31 Issue 37, p5
Reports on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's Medicare reform plan which calls for the expansion of seniors' options to include private-market products as preferred-provider and point-service plans.
- Blues insurance plans find profitability a capital idea. Asplund, Jon // AHA News;3/18/96, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p5
Focuses on the efforts of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in the United States to convert from not-for-profit to for-profit entities. Removal of the not-for-profit requirement for Blues-trademark plans; Conversion efforts as tool to remain competitive in the market.
- Payback time for the Blues. J.A. // AHA News;3/18/96, Vol. 32 Issue 11, p5
Challenges that state insurance regulators should decide what conditions to put on the efforts of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans to convert from not-for-profit to for-profit entities. Necessity of paying back the public for years of not-for-profit advantages; National Association of Insurance...
- Blues see interest in medical savings accounts. // AHA News;4/1/96, Vol. 32 Issue 13, p5
Focuses on the results of a research conducted by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association which indicates that small employers and middle and upper-income employees might be the most interested in pursuing medical savings accounts should they become available.
- Capital-hungry Blues extend their reach. Asplund, Jon // AHA News;06/03/96, Vol. 32 Issue 22, p1
Reports that Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans are consolidating their operations to erase individual state boundaries imposed by their Blue Cross and Blue Shield trademarks. Merger of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Delaware and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey; Number of Blue Cross Blue...
- Blues commit to managed care members. // AHA News;2/17/97, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p5
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- Another wedding falls through for New Jersey's blues. Goldblatt, Dan // Business News New Jersey;06/16/97, Vol. 10 Issue 20, p6
Comments on the belief of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey that the state is responsible for the failed merger between the company and Anthem insurance company. Position of the state concerning the merger attempt; Views of chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, William...
