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	<title>Illinois Insurance News &#187; Blue Cross Blue Shield</title>
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		<title>BlueCross BlueShield profits drop 23% in 2nd Quarter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Crain&#8217;s) — After surging earlier in the year, profits of the parent of Blue Cross &#038; Blue Shield of Illinois dropped sharply during the second quarter, to a still hefty $270 million, as benefits rose and membership shrank. Chicago-based Health Care Service Corp&#8217;s net income fell nearly 23% during the second quarter compared with almost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross Blue Shield of California CEO earns $4.6 million, Fights Legislation to Limit Excessive Overhead</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 22:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCBS CA CEO Salary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCBS California 2010 CEO salary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The CEO of the nonprofit health insurance company Blue Shield of California, Bruce Bodaken, earned $4.6 million in 2010, according to documents made public by the California Department of Insurance Wednesday. Blue Shield paid its top ten executives more than $14 million combined last year. In January of this year, after Blue Shield announced its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Now Offering 2 New Standardized Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCBSIL Plan G]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois New Medicare Supplement Plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield Illinois 2010 Medicare Plans 2010]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As of June 1, 2010 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is offering new Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans G and N. Members and those considering Plans G and N can enroll at anytime; there are no specific enrollment periods or deadlines. The changes to the configuration of Medicare Supplement plans are the result [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BCBSIL BlueCare Dental Offers Largest Network of Access Points</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCBSIL Dental Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield Dental Network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BlueCare Dental provides members with access to the nation’s largest dental care network of access points, with more than 152,000 nationwide.* With so many access points, BlueCare Dental members have great flexibility to see a dentist and use their BlueCare Dental benefits when and where it is convenient for them. BlueCare Dental providers are credentialed, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Individual Plans &#8211; Open Enrollment for Young Adult Dependent Coverage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Insurance Laws]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Illinois dependent age limitation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois under 26]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois - dependent law change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For existing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois individual plan members who were members prior to June 1, 2009, the open enrollment window to enroll dependents under age 26 (and eligible military veterans under age 30) will take place from January 1, 2010 through March 31, 2010. Please note that beginning in November 2008, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois Joins the Social Media Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) has added one of the largest online social media tools, Twitter, to its online presence. Like instant messaging to the masses, Twitter allows us to see what is being said about BCBSIL, send replies to anyone commenting on us, and broadcast information about programs, successes and opinions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO network update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fertility Center of Illinois]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fertility Center of Illinois (FCI) is terminating its contract with WIN Fertility, a subsidiary of WIN Healthcare, effective February 28, 2009. WIN is working on a transition plan with FCI and will notify Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) HMO members who are affected by this network change. Letters that include information on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois announces improved prescription mail-service pricing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois announced improved pricing with PrimeMail, their contracting mail service pharmacy. Pending regulatory approval, they begin implementing this pricing for non-HMO business in February 2009. The new pricing will use the same maximum allowable cost (MAC) reimbursement methodology for generic drugs that is used for the retail pharmacy network, thus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois adds new PPO Network Provider Types</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 01:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following provider types have been added to the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO network for individual policies: Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Home Infusion Therapy (HIT), Advanced Practice Nurses (APN), Orthotics, Prosthetics and Optometrists. Members with individual policies associated with physician networks were mailed notices about the addition of these new providers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois introduces new ID card to individual plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective January 2009, a redesigned Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois ID card will be issued to Individual Markets members. The redesigned card is the result of new Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association guidelines to standardize ID cards among Blues plans. The new format includes key variables that will make it easier to [...]]]></description>
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