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Blue Cross' Consumer-Directed Health Plan - Options Blue - Members Not Sacrificing Health For The Sake Of Saving Money

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

In a peer-reviewed study published in the March issue of Benefits Quarterly, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) reports that their CDHP (consumer-directed health plan) members had 11 percent fewer visits to the emergency room and had an 11 percent decrease in prescription drug use, as compared to members in traditional plans.

BlueCross Wins eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee earned two platinum honors for the company's Web site at the recent eHealthcare Leadership Awards.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Introduces New Health Plan for Small Businesses

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:43:00 -0400

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona today introduced a new health plan that makes it easier for small businesses to offer health insurance benefits to their employees. BlueSolutions® is Arizona’s first private market offering of a health plan in response to “mandate lite” state legislation passed in 2006. The plan enables business owners with between 2 and 50 employees to offer employer-sponsored health insurance to employees through a lower-premium, high-deductible health insurance plan. Such businesses are eligible if they have gone without insurance for at least six months before applying.

Mass. won't force cancer vaccine

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400

But the House spending plan eliminated the increase, and the Senate blueprint included money only for the meningitis and diarrhea vaccines. Marylou Buyse, president of the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, said most insurers cover the three new shots.

Upstate New York Has Saved More Than $130 million By Increasing Use of Generic Prescription Drugs

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:01:00 -0500

Local savings range from $37 million in Western New York to $15 million in the Southern Tier Upstate New Yorkers reduced prescription drug spending an estimated $130 million by switching from some expensive brand name prescription drugs to safe and effective generics, according to a year-long analysis of prescription patterns released today by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.