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		<title><![CDATA[N.J. Blue Cross may cut Philadelphia hospitals from coverage]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of its campaign to convert into a for-profit company, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is threatening to cut two Pennsylvania hospital powerhouses out of its treatment networks. Horizon has notified subscribers that it is terminating contracts with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Horizon Helps Reduce Infections and Medical Errors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is using technology in local and national programs to limit unnecessary infections, adverse drug reactions, prescription errors and other complications that can cause serious injury or, in some cases, even death. "Each year over 1.5 million patients are injured and over 7,000...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health plans: ALL or nothing could be here to stay]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite state laws and class-action settlements, many insurers still force doctors to take plans they don't want. In 2005, a year after UnitedHealthcare acquired Oxford Health Plans, it issued an ultimatum to New York-area physicians: take both plans or you can't participate in either. Internist Daniel L. Brook of New...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Battle to Cover Small Business, The]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horizon makes comeback against market leaders in fight for commercial enrollees   THIRD-PLACE HEALTH CARE insurer Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey is gaining ground on leaders Aetna Inc. and UnitedHealthcare in the highly competitive fight for commercial enrollees in the state, according to a recent report....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Operations Prescribed to Improve The High Cost of Healthcare]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[For over 17 years, New Jersey Business and Industry Association NJBIA members have ranked health insurance as their biggest problem when doing business in New Jersey, even ahead of property taxes. It appears that the governor and Legislature are now employing a full-court press on the issue. Today, the cost...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Leapfrog launches N.J. program.(News)(Joanne Wojcik)(Leapfrog Hospital Rewards Program)(Leapfrog Group)(Brief article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Joanne Wojcik    NEWARK, N.J.-The Leapfrog Group and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield  of New Jersey are collaborating on the nation's first statewide  pay-for-performance project that will provide financial rewards and  public recognition for high-quality, efficient care.    All of the state's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[When Blues Want To See the Green]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5292/is_200410/ai_n24286300]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The state's massive budget gap may rekindle Horizon's urge to go public   State governments often say "everything's on the table" when it comes to balancing a budget that is severely off-kilter. In New Jersey, the search for funds to fill next year's $5 billion budget gap may be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NJBIA Salutes New Jersey&#39;s Finest Awards for Excellence: Public Service Award - Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[President and CEO: William J. Marino NJ Headquarters: Newark Founded: 1934 NJ Employees: 4,600 Business: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate In 2002, a study analyzing some of the issues that impact the health insurance business found an alarming illiteracy rate in New Jersey. People who are unable to read are not...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Health literacy deemed imperative]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_km2922/is_200408/ai_n6928976]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Before employees can become better health care consumers, they need to know a lot more about health care itself, a government study group has found.  Health illiteracy can lead to increased hospitalization and use of emergency services, as well as billions of dollars of avoidable health care costs, according...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Settles with U.S. Inspector.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lindy Washburn, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Apr. 1--Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has settled a  case  with the federal government, which had claimed the insurer owed  Medicare  nearly $4 million.    An...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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