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Blue Cross, Trinity Health sign ACO deal
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and health system Trinity Health-Michigan will form an accountable care organization before 2016 under a new contract in which the insurer will improve information
BCBS saves $232M, cuts readmissions with patient registries
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has helped decrease patient mortality rates, hospital readmissions, emergency department visits and surgery complications--plus saved $232 million in health
Independence Blue Cross rebounds with new members, plans, technology
Independence Blue Cross (IBC) has rebounded, coming back from two years of financial losses by attracting new customers, partnering with like-minded organizations and expanding offerings. The
Court: Most-favored nation contracts don't harm competition
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has dodged a civil lawsuit after a federal judge dismissed the city of Pontiac's claim that the insurer offers special, discounted contract prices to certain
Blues plans earned up to $1B in 2011
Several Blue Cross Blue Shield plans have reported their 2011 earnings, with the largest reporting more than $1 billion in net income. For the second straight year, Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC),
Blues fined $1.6M for 'fraudulently concealed' fees
A circuit court jury has ordered Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to pay the city of Holland $1.6 million for wrongfully charging it excess fees as part of an employee insurance program. An Ottawa
Michigan Blues wants aetna antitrust lawsuit dismissed
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss aetna's lawsuit that claims its hospital contracts are anti-competitive and therefore cause aetna members' healthcare
Blue Cross freezes rates to complete Medicaid expansion
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has agreed to freeze the rates for its Medigap plan for five years so that it can move forward with its purchase of a Medicaid company . The rate freeze, which
Aetna sues Michigan Blues for artificially raising market rates
Aetna is suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for using its market dominance to implement most-favored nation clauses with hospitals that forced them to charge Aetna as much as 39 percent more
Blues, Beaumont dispute contract rates, risk value-based care
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's attempt to lower costs by incentivizing quality is hitting a roadblock as contract negotiations with Beaumont Health System continue to break down. The outcome of
