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Empire BlueCross Blue Shield earns ‘excellent’ NCQA grade
Empire BlueCross BlueShield was awarded the accreditation status of “Excellent” for its HMO Commercial HMO/POS Combined and Medicare HMO products from the National Committee for Quality Assurance...
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Empire Blues creates market-segment management team
Empire BlueCross BlueShield has put into place a new management team, created to focus resources and expertise on specific market segments, according to its president and CEO, Mark Wagar. Mark Wagar...
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Empire, Zagat team up to gather physician experience data from consumers
Empire BlueCross BlueShield is making the Zagat Health Survey Tool available to its members to share their physician experiences with one another. By logging into the secure MyHealth Record member...
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Braly adding board chairman to leadership role at Wellpoint
Angela F. Braly succeeded Larry C. Glasscock as president and chief executive officer at WellPoint and now she will follow him as chairman of the national health insurer’s board of directors. Angela F....
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WellPoint cuts employee stock grants
National health insurer WellPoint, parent company of Anthem, is cutting stock grants to employees to control costs as it prepares for lower earnings this year. Some employees will stop being eligible...
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Sebelius says Anthem rate delay a symptom of health reform ‘urgency’
While Anthem Blue Cross has announced it will delay a rate hike for California customers, the move is being called a “temporary relief” and another reason for the federal government to move forward...
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Refusing to aid ‘record profits,’ Stellaris ends tie with Empire Blues
Story updated with input from Empire spokeswoman. After months of negotiations on a new deal regarding reimbursement rates, New York-based Stellaris Health Network said it can “no longer subsidize the...
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Empire ‘significantly expands’ its member lab networks
Empire BlueCross BlueShield, New York’s largest insurer by medical membership, “significantly expanded” its HMO and PPO/EPO and Indemnity Reference Laboratory networks, according to the company. Mark...
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Health insurer nets highest satisfaction mark in N.Y-N.J. region again
Independent Health Association ranked highest in member satisfaction with health plans in the New York-New Jersey region for a second consecutive year, according to an annual survey. The J.D. Power and...
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National, regional health carriers sign on to Mercer exchange
International consulting firm Mercer announced that a core group of major health insurance carriers have signed on to be part of the company’s Mercer Marketplace, a private benefits exchange for...
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Anthem, Empire parent firm settles HIPAA charges for $1.7 million fine
Wellpoint, parent firm of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Virginia and Empire BlueCross BlueShield in New York, has agreed to settle a claim of potential HIPAA violations by paying a $1.7 million...
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