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CHICAGO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) has been ranked as the top Blues plan in a 2013 customer satisfaction survey among large health insurers in the U.S., according to a leading consumer insurance information website, Insure.com. This is the second year that BCBSIL has been the top-ranking Blues plan in the country for its customer satisfaction, receiving an overall service score of 88.3 percent. Customers were asked to...
Assistance Critical to Enabling Red Cross to Respond to Disasters in the U.S. WASHINGTON, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross today recognized WellPoint Inc. and the WellPoint Foundation for its commitments of $1M in 2012 and in 2013 in support of Red Cross disaster response work through the Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090108/RedCrossLOGO) Members of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE: GTS) today announced that Ramon M. Ruiz-Comas, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present to investors and financial analysts at the Barclays 2013 Global Health Care Conference in Miami, FL on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The presentation will be broadcast live through the Internet at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You may access the audio webcast at the Triple-S Management website at...
PITTSBURGH, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Highmark Inc. and Jefferson Regional Medical Center announced today that the organizations have finalized their affiliation plan. With the closing of the transaction, which is effective March 1, Jefferson Regional becomes the first health system to officially join Highmark's new integrated delivery system. Highmark is also seeking to develop affiliations with the West Penn Allegheny Health System and the Saint Vincent Health System in Erie,...
HARRISBURG, Pa., March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Capital BlueCross celebrates 75 years of providing health security to residents and businesses throughout central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. "For Capital BlueCross, it has always been about the customer," said Gary D. St. Hilaire, Capital BlueCross President & CEO. "Serving families, individuals and businesses in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley is at the very heart of who we are. We are not just celebrating...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross was recently ranked No. 10 globally by Training Magazine in the publication's annual list of the top 125 companies for employee training. Training Magazine is the leading business publication for learning and development professionals and publishes the only report that ranks company employee training programs worldwide. "Leading the change in our industry means that investment in our people must be a priority. Earning...
Tool is Helping Customers Shop, Purchase Health Insurance Plans Online with Employer-Funded Contributions HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital BlueCross group customers are responding favorably to the company's private health insurance exchange called MyCoverage Selector(SM), which is powered by the award-winning ConnectedHealth platform and launched in the fall of 2012. Attention on private exchanges has grown rapidly over the past year, as more employers search...
The Blue Distinction® Designation Aids Consumers and Employers in Choosing High-Performing Hospitals EAGAN, Minn., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota today congratulates 22 Minnesota hospitals for being recognized by the Blue Distinction Centers for Specialty Care(®) program in the areas of Spine Surgery and/or Knee and Hip Replacement. Since 2006, consumers, medical providers and employers have relied on the Blue Distinction program...
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthMetrix Research Inc., an independent research firm, announces the selection of 15 Medicare Advantage plan websites for MedicareWebWatch certification. MedicareWebWatch certification recognizes excellence in Medicare plan website content, member connectivity, design and privacy assurance. Five "benchmark" websites and 10 "distinguished" websites were selected from 133 Medicare Advantage websites after comprehensive site reviews. In...
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Orphan's Court of Allegheny County approved Highmark's affiliation with Jefferson Regional Medical Center and West Penn Allegheny Health System by Order dated February 12, 2013. For Jefferson, this means its affiliation with Highmark and UPE (the 501(c)(3) organization that will be the new parent company of Highmark) will be effective no later than March 1. West Penn Allegheny Health System's affiliation with Highmark and UPE only...
