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BlueCross offers free cancer screenings for uninsured

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In observance of national Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina encourages its members to get their fully-covered preventive screening and is funding screening programs for the uninsured in South Carolina. BlueCross is teaming with the South Carolina Gastroenterology Association and CVS Caremark to init

Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 12:16:01 AM

Runs Health Industry 'Trade Association'; Gingrich not Lobby

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His for-profit health care firm, the “Center for Health Transformation” (CHT) and his communications firm, the “Gingrich Group," serve lobbyists for health insurance (BlueCross BlueShield Association, WellPoint, AHIP, UnitedHealth), health IT (L-3 Enterprise, Microsoft, IBM),and pharma for $200,000/yr each. But Gingrich won't register as a lobbyist

Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 12:16:01 AM

Blue Cross group blasts reform bill

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Premiums will rise up to 50 percent for individual policies and 19 percent for small group plans if healthcare reform passes, a new report released by a major health industry trade group claims. Sponsored by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) and conducted by Oliver Wyman Inc.

Published on Monday 8th of March 2010 12:16:01 AM

Health Insurance Industry - Associated Content - associatedc

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Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Massachusetts offers a variety of health care options for a family of three or four. The cheapest is a PPO at a monthly cost of $1202.19...