Blue Cross' Consumer-Directed Health Plan - Options Blue - Members Not Sacrificing Health For The Sake Of Saving Money
In a peer-reviewed study published in the March issue of Benefits Quarterly, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) reports that their CDHP (consumer-directed health plan) members had 11 percent fewer visits to the emergency room and had an 11 percent decrease in prescription drug use, as compared to members in traditional plans.
BlueCross Wins eHealthcare Leadership Awards
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee earned two platinum honors for the company's Web site at the recent eHealthcare Leadership Awards.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Introduces New Health Plan for Small Businesses
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona today introduced a new health plan that makes it easier for small businesses to offer health insurance benefits to their employees. BlueSolutions® is Arizona’s first private market offering of a health plan in response to “mandate lite” state legislation passed in 2006. The plan enables business owners with between 2 and 50 employees to offer employer-sponsored health insurance to employees through a lower-premium, high-deductible health insurance plan. Such businesses are eligible if they have gone without insurance for at least six months before applying.