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NewsUCLA Medical Center accused of driving up rates
Blue Shield of California has accused the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center and other UC hospitals of banning together in a "carefully orchestrated negotiating strategy" to Read more...
Interview: Children's Hospital LA pledges accountable care for kids
Richard Cordova
Most of the development and media attention regarding accountable care organizations (ACOs) has centered on an adult patient population. That's not necessarily surprising Read more...
Blue Shield-Catholic Healthcare-physician group partnership saved $20M
The partnership of Blue Shield of California, Catholic Healthcare West, and Hill Physicians Medical Group saved more than $20 million in costs last year, indicating care coordination between an Read more...
Doctors slam Blue Shield's physician rating system: 'Serious and disturbing flaws'
A new physician-rating system co-created by Blue Shield of California and the Pacific Business Group on Heath (PBGH) set to go public June 1 has drawn the ire of the California Medical Association. Read more...
Health insurer financial records subpoenaed in rate hike probe
The seven largest health insurance companies in California have until March 8 to deliver subpoenaed financial records and other documents to the state Attorney General Jerry Brown. The records will Read more...
Blue Shield of California wins recission ruling
Over the past couple of years, California health insurance plans have been getting their clocks cleaned over rescissions of individual health insurance policies. Largely, courts and state agencies Read more...
Anthem Blue Cross agrees to $1M fine
Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to pay a $1 million fine to the California Department of Insurance and offer new coverage to 2,330 people it dropped after they began submitting costly medical claims. It Read more...
CA Blues to offer renewed coverage to hundreds of former policyholders
Blue Shield of California has agreed to offer renewed coverage to 678 former PPO customers whose policies were rescinded since 2004. Back in July of last year, Blue Shield reached an agreement with Read more...
L.A. sues Blue Shield of CA over cancellations
Engaging in yet another battle with the state's health plans, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo has filed a lawsuit contending that Blue Shield of California illegally canceled the policies Read more...
Blue Shield of California Foundation expands hospital-infection program
Having gone through a nine-hospital pilot effort, the Blue Shield of California Foundation is expanding a program to prevent hospital-acquired infection. The expanded program will include 55 Read more...
| Press ReleasesGovernment Policy Versus Marketplace Reality: Healthcare Executives Discuss Challenges, Solutions at MedeAnalytics-Sponsored SumConsensus: Ability to Capture, Analyze and Use Data is Critical to Meet Government and Marketplace Quality, Cost PressuresMONTEREY, Calif., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With implementation of the Read more >> Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Completes New Health Plan Agreement With Blue Shield of CaliforniaPALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital today announced the successful completion of a new health insurance provider agreement with Blue Shield of California, Read more >> Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Continue to Treat All Patients With Anthem Blue Cross aHospitals Assure Patients that Out-of-Pocket Costs Will Remain The Same STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Stanford Hospital & Clinics (SHC) and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (Packard Read more >> Blue Shield of California and St. Joseph Health System to Collaborate on Coordinated Care Model to Improve Quality and RedSAN FRANCISCO & ORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Blue Shield of California and St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) today announced an accountable care initiative designed to help improve quality and Read more >> Practice Fusion Adds Cora M. Tellez to Board of DirectorsNationally recognized healthcare leader, Cora M. Tellez - formerly of Blue Shield and Health Net - joins the Board of Directors at Practice FusionSAN FRANCISCO, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Practice Read more >> |
