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Blue Shield returns $283M more to consumers
After already rebating its consumers $167 million , Blue Shield of California announced it would return an additional $283 million, bringing the total refunds to about $450 million. The giveback will
Blue Shield credits $167M to customers, limits profits
Blue Shield of California is making good on its word of limiting annual profits to 2 percent of revenue by issuing credits to customers. CEO Bruce Bodaken pledged to cap profits after the insurer's
Blue Shield ACO reduced costs, lowered readmissions by 15 percent
One key to reducing medical costs is collaboration among insurers and their members and providers and their patients within accountable care organizations (ACOs) because everyone is focused on
Is Blue Shield's refund good business or spin campaign?
Industry analysts and consumer advocates are responding to Blue Shield of California's announcement that it will limit profits to 2 percent of its revenue with varying opinions. Despite suspicions
Why hospitals must approve big premium hikes
Insurance company executives are paid too much, but stopping them from jacking up premiums is too risky for hospitals. That was the gist of an interview I had earlier this week with C. Duane Dauner,
It's time for that Blue Shield of California membership meeting
The changes roiling the healthcare industry in recent years make me think of "The Burning of Los Angeles," the apocalyptic painting that is the narrative center of the famous Hollywood novella The
