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Health insurers try to 'humanize' themselves via Facebook, Twitter
Health insurance companies are starting to use social media to interact with consumers, according to a piece in American Medical News. Health plans' most common use of media such as Twitter, Facebook
BCBS companies take aggregate 41 percent loss for 2008
It looks like last year was a serious downer for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, which lost a collective 40.9 percent in income for 2008, as compared with the previous year, struggling with
SPOTLIGHT: Insurance holdback leads to hospital staff cuts
Staff cuts are never fun, but at MeritCare Health System, execs must be particularly frustrated. That's because the cuts are tied to an announcement by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota,
Blues say new financial incentives needed for reform
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has made what may be its strongest statement in favor of pay-for-performance schemes, telling Capitol Hill officials that any reforms they discuss should
