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or approved by the BlueCross BlueShield Association or any of the independent
Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. Stories
are listed in chronological order,
with the most recent appearing first, and
are reprinted from The
AIS Report on Blue Cross and
Blue Shield Plans.
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To
Appease Regulators and Providers, Calif. Blue Cross Says It Will
No Longer Ask Doctors to Review Individual Applications |
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Groucho
Glasses and Copay Waivers: How Some Blues Save by Promoting Generics |
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N.C.
Blues Continue Trend Toward 'Value-Based' Drug Formularies |
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Aetna,
Blue Shield of California Roll Out New Drug Benefit Programs That
Reduce or Eliminate Copays to Improve Compliance, Reward Use of
Low-Cost Generics |
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Anthem
Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Maine's Dirigo Health Agency Fail
to Reach Agreement for 2008, Go Their Separate Ways |
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California
Blues Plans Say Pay-for-Performance Works, Award $100 Million to
Providers |
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Blues
Plans Launch Ad Campaigns and Low-Cost New Products Targeted at
Young, Uninsured Individuals |
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Anthem
Colorado Offers Same-Sex Domestic Coverage to Small Groups |
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Providers
Are Irked by Transparency Data From Highmark, Texas Blues Plan |
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South
Carolina Blues Plan Pioneers Medical Tourism Via Affiliation With
Thai Hospital |
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Highmark,
Independence File Voluminous Consolidation Plans, Offer Insight
Into Entity's First Years |
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Blues
Plans Are Introducing More E-Prescribing Pilots, Initiatives |
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Blues
Plans Support Universal Coverage Moves in States, With Some Caveats |
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Blues
Plans Utilize a Variety of Strategies to Guard Against Fraud and
Abuse Schemes |
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