Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSFL) offers a Medical Discount Card called FamilyBlue that provides discounts on health care. FamilyBlue is not health insurance, but it does provide discounts on heath care services which is negotiated with providers. As mentioned above, FamilyBlue is not health insurance, and should be viewed as a last resort [...]
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Blue Cross Blue Shield on Reform
On Blue Cross Blue Shield’s website there is a news article entitled “New Census Report Underscores Need for Health Care Reform”. It has a statement from President and Chief Executive Officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield Scott P. Serota. The statement follows after the release of the report from the US Census Bureau that shows [...]
Intermountain Healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare (IHC) of Utah could be a good model for health insurance reform in the US. They are admired far and wide for delivering low-cost, high-quality health care. IHC’s Selecthealth division is the top health insurance compnay in Utah with over 36% marketshare. Other leanding health insurance companies in Utah include: Regence Blue Cross [...]
Blue Cross of Northeastern PA Rate Increase
Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania has filed a rate increase request with the Pennsylvania Department of Insurance for a handful of individual health insurance products. If the rate increase request is approved it would impact about 56,000 existing customers of the Blue Cross health insurance company, or about 10% of their subscriber base. The individual [...]
ValueBlue – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Blue Cross Blue Shield member plans initiatives to increase access to affordable health insurance by the uninsured. PartVI Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) worked closely with both the Kansas Hospital Association and the Kansas Medical Society to create the ValueBlue health insurance product line. ValueBlue is designed for Kansas residents that earn less [...]
AskBlue
AskBlue is a consumer tool develop by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association that helps individuals make decisions about the health insurance needs. Essentially the tool helps consumers find individual health insurance plans that fits their needs that are offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield member health plans. The tool is easy to use, after [...]
Strongest HMO Health Plans
Thestreet.com recently rated the financial strength of HMOs from coast-to-coast. It is important to understand the financial strength of an insurance company that will be providing you benefits as a weak company may provide you with sub-standard care as well as the potential for financial loss. The following companies were rated as having an A+ [...]
Keiki Care Plan – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii
Blue Cross Blue Shield member plans initiatives to increase access to affordable health insurance by the uninsured. Part V The Keiki Care Plan is a partnership between the state of Hawaii and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii. Under the partnership, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hawaii offers health coverage to uninsured children in the [...]
GoBlue – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
Blue Cross Blue Shield member plans initiatives to increase access to affordable health insurance by the uninsured. Part IV GoBlue is a product offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida which provides Florida residents access to doctor visits, basic and preventative dental care, prescription coverage, and lab tests all at affordable rates as low [...]
BlueIndividual – BCBSD
Blue Cross Blue Shield member plans initiatives to increase access to affordable health insurance by the uninsured. Part III. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware (BCBSD) launched a suite of health plans called BlueIndividual. The BlueIndividual health plans provide access to affordable, comprehensive health coverage to Delaware residents who are ineligible for employer sponsored health [...]
