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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida – Cover Florida Program

Posted on: February 11th, 2009 by JPAL No Comments

According to the Palm Beach Post, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSFL) has enrolled a paltry 266 Florida residents in the Cover Florida Program since in inception at the turn of the year. The Cover Florida Program, as previously discussed here, is a program championed by Governor Charlie Christ to help Florida’s 4 million [...]

Florida Health Insurance Companies Wary of Obama Proposals

Posted on: January 22nd, 2009 by ymedina No Comments

The top four providers of Florida health insurance recently met to discuss health care under a Barack Obama administration, says Jeremy Cox of the Jacksonville Times-Union. Representatives from Humana, UnitedHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, and Aetna were in attendance. The insurers believe that President Obama should enact a health insurance mandate for all [...]

Cover Florida Program To Launch January 5

Posted on: December 12th, 2008 by JPAL No Comments

Earlier this week, 6 health insurance companies in Florida signed contracts with the state to offer affordable health insurance to the uninsured in Florida.  The health insurance offerings vary, but in general are less than $100 per month. The program championed by Florida Governor Charlie Christ is called Cover Florida, and will launch on January [...]

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida Offering Discount Card

Posted on: December 1st, 2008 by ymedina No Comments

In yesterday’s Miami Herald, John Dorschner reported that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is now offering a discount card statewide for those without health insurance. For $20 per month, the new FamilyBlue card administered by Coverdell gives individuals discounts on routine medical expenses such as: prescription drugs and vitamins doctor visits dental, vision, [...]

Affordable Health Insurance in Florida

Posted on: September 8th, 2008 by JPAL No Comments

Nine health insurance companies, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSF), have agreed to participate in a plan to provide affordable health insurance coverage to the 3.6 million Florida residents that are currently uninsured. The plan proposed by Governer Charlie Crist is called Cover Florida. The Florida health plans offered by carriers as part [...]