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Ten named to govern, raise money for, Greenway board in Boston.
By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 1--A decade and a half after planning began for a new set of downtown Boston parks to replace the Central Artery, a 10-member board was named yesterday to govern and...
Insurers Post Prices for Medical Care on Their Websites.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 29--Harvard Pilgrim Health Care this month became the latest insurer to put on its website what it pays doctors and hospitals for 49 outpatient tests and procedures, from as much as...
U.S. to Increase Funding to Operators of Private Medicare HMO Plans.
By Christopher Rowland, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 17--The federal government said yesterday it will pay an average of 10.6 percent more to health insurance companies that operate private Medicare HMO plans, welcome news to Massachusetts insurers that ...
Two of Massachusetts' Three Leading Insurers Spending More Money on Ads.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 29--It's the season when health insurers push hardest for new members, but Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts has slashed its advertising budget. Its smaller competitors, Harvard Pilgrim Health...
Blue Cross Foundation to Donate $1 Million to Create Medicaid Policy Institute.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation will donate $1 million to create the Massachusetts Medicaid Policy Institute, the goal of which is to provide independent, nonpartisan information, and...
Massachusetts Insurer Tufts to Offer 'Consumer-Driven' Health Plan.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 8--Tufts Health Plan will offer next year a hybrid health plan that shifts more responsibility for medical decisions to employees but also comes with sharply higher deductibles. Tufts,...
Massachusetts' Largest Health Insurers Post Profits for 2002.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 1--The state's three largest health insurers all posted profits for 2002, despite a significant downturn in the economy and a difficult stock market. Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
Magazine Cites Three Boston Employers as Family Friendly.
By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--Three Boston companies were named yesterday in Working Mother magazine's annual list of top companies for working mothers. The companies -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts,...
Middle-Class Families in Massachusetts Struggle Economically, Study Finds.
By Thomas C. Palmer Jr., The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 14--Middle-class families in Massachusetts spent the late 1990s climbing out of the recession of the early 1990s and are only now back where they started, according to a new...
HMO Rates Climb Again for 2002; Increases Tied to Drug Costs, Fees for Care.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 21--Companies and their employees can expect significant increases in their health insurance premiums for the fourth consecutive year in 2002, as prescription drug costs climb even higher, patients demand ultrafast imaging...
Increased Premiums Help Massachusetts HMOs Earn Significant Profits.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 16--The state's largest health plans earned comfortable profits during the first quarter of 2001, another indication that increases in health insurance premiums are steering the industry toward financial recovery. ...
Massachusetts HMO Struggles to Regain a Market Foothold.
By Liz Kowalczyk, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 2--Even while its competitors posted profits, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care lost $17 million on operations last year, evidence that the ailing HMO has made progress but still is struggling to regain its ...
Massachusetts Blue Cross/Blue Shield Posts 1997 Revenue, Profit Gains.
By Alex Pham, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 10--Amid a steadily declining membership, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts posted a net gain of $12.7 million on $2.1 billion in revenue last year, according to an internal...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts Makes Offer to Hospitals.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Dec. 16--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts yesterday held out a partial olive branch in its fight with hospitals, saying it will negotiate with individual institutions its earlier decision to cut payments by 5.06 percent. Dec. 16--Blue Cross and Blue...
Massachusetts Blue Cross to Reconsider Cancelling 7,000 Health Policies.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Oct. 30--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts said yesterday that it would reconsider its recent cancellation of health insurance policies for 7,000 customers. Oct. 30--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts said yesterday that it would reconsider its recent cancellation...
Blue Cross of Massachusetts Must Pay Penalty to Settle Federal Inquiry.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Sep. 19--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts was ordered yesterday to pay a $700,000 civil penalty to settle an inquiry by the federal government into whether it misrepresented its ability to deliver health care to some seniors. Sep. 19--Blue Cross...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts to Negotiate Sale of Center.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Sep. 10--In a surprise switch, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts yesterday decided to negotiate the sale of its nine health centers exclusively with MedPartners Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., shutting out a local Waltham bidder. Sep. 10--In a surprise switch,...
Blue Cross of New Hampshire to Buy Matthew Thornton.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Sep. 3--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire has agreed to pay $46.5 million for Matthew Thornton Health Plan, a deal that would combine New Hampshire's two biggest nonprofit health plans. Sep. 3--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire has...
Massachusetts Blue Cross Submits Medex Insurance Rate Increase.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Aug. 30--Senior citizens who have Medicare supplement insurance with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts would again be hit with double-digit increases in their premiums if the insurer's proposed 17 percent premium hike for Medex Gold cove Aug. 30--Senior citizens who have...
Blue Cross of Massachusetts Hires Boston Ad Agency.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
Aug. 20--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced yesterday it has hired Holland Mark Martin of Boston to be its advertising agency. Aug. 20--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced yesterday it has hired Holland Mark Martin of Boston...
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