Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recently unveiled a new action plan to improve healthcare quality and keep rising healthcare costs down. According to the press release on their website, BCBSA has designed a comprehensive plan that is interconnected to transform healthcare as we know it. It ultimately moves away from a fee-for-service model to a [...]
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AskBlue Healthcare Reform
The new healthcare reform law passed in 2010 has many individuals and employers scratching their head. Not only is it in depth, and not always straightforward, but there are different aspects to the law that make it even more complicated. With this being the case, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) developed a [...]
Stop Medicare Fraud
You may have seen some of the commercials on TV promoting www.stopmedicarefraud.com, talking about how Medicare fraud is prevalent and causing a lot of problems for the beneficiaries of Medicare. I visited the site to see what all the concern was about and it’s surprising. There is a small amount of bizarre criminal activity such [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield
According to the Blue Cross Blue Shield website, BCBS of Delaware has announced an affiliation agreement with Highmark Inc. This partnership plans to bring new products and services to the state of Delaware and enhance the cost-effectiveness of Blue Cross and Highmark. This is positive news for Delaware health insurance as it creates better products [...]
Philadelphia Health Insurance
According to the article “Philadelphia Insurer To Implement Pay-For-Performance Model” found on medicalnewstoday.com, Independence Blue Cross, which is the largest insurer in Philadelphia, will start paying doctor’s more as their patients’ health improves. This is a unique benefit that may become a trend across the nation. The unique program rewards primary care physicians who offer [...]
HMO Insurance Quote: HMO Ratings in California
In a time of high health insurance costs, many are shopping around for a cheaper HMO Insurance quote, and it is helpful to understand where various companies rank. OPA.CA.GOV has released a “HMO Ratings At-a-glance” to help Californians determine the best value. Ranking the best was Kaiser Permanente – Southern California with an Excellent rating [...]
BCBSAL Helping You Find the Right Medicare Plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama offers many different Medicare options for those eligible. Their website has an easy to follow guide to help you determine which plan is best for you. They offer everything such as Medicare supplement insurance, Medicare Rx only plans, Medicare Advantage plans, and original medicare coverage. BCBSAL gives you tips [...]
Blue Cross Blue Shield on Health Care Fraud
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association issued a statement on the US Department of Health and Human Services’ National Summit on Health Care Fraud held in January. BCBS believes health care fraud is a serious crime and they commend Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General Eric Holder for bringing the summit together. They bring together [...]
BCBSFL Medicare Information Seminars
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida offers many seminars throughout the state to the public as well as members to get out valuable information on their Medicare and Medigap programs. Through these often times free seminars and senior expos Medicare beneficiaries can ask any questions and get clarification on the often times complicated Medicare plan. [...]
BCBS Medicare Supplements Satisfying Policyholders
Nine out of ten seniors are satisfied with their medicare supplement insurance according to Blue Cross Blue Shield’s (BCBS) website. Most Medigap policyholders feel they are getting good value for their money based upon a survey recently released by BCBS and America’s Health Insurance Plans. The survey, which was conducted by American ViewPoint, INC, shows [...]
