Major Medical Insurance Plans News

Blue Shield settles with Insurance DepartmentTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:23PMBlue Shield of California will offer new health insurance to 678 consumers whose policies were rescinded over the past four years and reimburse them for out-of-pocket medical expenses under an agreement with the California Department of Insurance announced Tuesday.

Blue Shield to restore coverage to dropped CaliforniansTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 11:41AMIn an attempt to settle investigations prompted by articles in The Times, the insurer agrees to reissue plans to almost 700 Californians and reimburse them for expenses that would have been covered. Blue Shield has agreed to reissue medical coverage to nearly 700 Californians that the company dropped after they got sick and to make other changes in the way it handles insurance purchased by ...

The TIAA-CREF Institute Announces Winners for the TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson AwardTuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 9:40AM The TIAA-CREF Institute presented the thirteenth annual TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing on Lifelong Financial Security to Jeffrey R. Brown, William G.

Patrick seeking major changes in health care payment systemMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:03PM Gov. Deval Patrick is considering fundamental changes to the health care system in Massachusetts, eyeing adjustments to the current fee-for-service payment system and planning cost reduction legislation by summer.

SearStone Retail Development Moving ForwardMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 2:46PMSears Farm, LLC has sold about 14 acres of land at the corner of High House Road and Davis Drive in Cary to retail developer Atlantic Ave., LLC, a commercial development group based in Charlotte.