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Affordability

In 6 months, Highmark BCBS’ value-based care program avoided $180 million in costs by decreasing ER utilization by 13% and hospitalizations by 16%. Read more >

To manage healthcare costs, an employer dives into employee wellness

When Todd Hershbine took over as COO for Minitab , a 40-year-old software company headquartered in State College, Pa., he...

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Paul Markovich on creating a sustainable and affordable healthcare system

Paul Markovich, president and chief executive officer of Blue Shield of California, addresses the need to have a standard of...

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Blues are shaping the future of value-based care

Value-based care – done well – can improve the quality of care patients receive and drive down costs throughout the...

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Wellmark BCBS’ ACOs saved more than $16 dollars per member per month, reduced hospital admissions by more than 20% and boosted health and wellness screenings.

Blue Cross of Idaho shows a neurosurgeon how to lower costs without hurting quality

October 16, 2018

For a quarter century, Dr. Timothy Johans had been practicing in some of Idaho’s largest hospitals. He paid special attention...

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Member voices: It took a team to bring healthcare home

September 26, 2018

Listen to the Story Here Listen to the Story Here Pat Litonenko beat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. But then a new nightmare began: her immune system stopped working. She needed regular infusions...

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To manage healthcare costs, an employer dives into employee wellness

August 24, 2018

When Todd Hershbine took over as COO for Minitab , a 40-year-old software company headquartered in State College, Pa., he...

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Blues are shaping the future of value-based care

April 26, 2018

Value-based care – done well – can improve the quality of care patients receive and drive down costs throughout the...

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Rick Schum on being involved in the community

March 20, 2018

Rick Schum, president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wyoming, discusses the different needs of...

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I. Steven Udvarhelyi on establishing incentives for providers

January 23, 2018

I. Steven Udvarhelyi, president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, talks about the health...

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Curtis Barnett on having a personal connection to healthcare

January 16, 2018

Curtis Barnett, president and chief executive officer of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, talks about improving the consumer experience...

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Daniel J. Loepp on healthcare being a uniquely personal experience

October 10, 2017

Daniel J. Loepp, president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, talks about local health and...

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Link exists between a population’s health and a growing economy, higher incomes and lower unemployment

March 29, 2017

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association released the second edition of a Moody’s Analytics report that finds a direct link between…

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Creating innovative solutions for our nation’s labor community

August 31, 2016

As the top choice for health insurance among America’s working families and the unions representing them, Blue Cross and Blue...

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Newly enrolled members in the individual health insurance market after health care reform: The experience from 2014 and 2015

March 20, 2016

Executive Summary The Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded access to health insurance for millions of Americans and broadened…

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How consumers are saving with the shift to outpatient care

February 24, 2016

The Rise of “Shoppable” Surgical Interventions Recent years have seen a rapid increase in selected outpatient medical services,…

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Three ways the Affordable Care Act marketplaces have evolved for consumers

January 19, 2016

Since long before the Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplaces opened to the public in October 2013, insurers have been working...

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The evolving Affordable Care Act marketplaces: The 2015 to 2016 transition

January 13, 2016

Introduction With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now in its third open enrollment period, insurance carriers are applying more…

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A history of providing secure and stable coverage for America’s workers

September 2, 2015

At its most humble beginnings in the early 1900s, the idea that evolved to become the Blue Cross and Blue...

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A study of cost variation for percutaneous coronary interventions (angioplasties) in the U.S.

July 16, 2015

Cost Variations in Cardiac Care: Overview Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States,…

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Report finds significant cost variations in knee and hip replacement procedures across the U.S.

January 21, 2015

Today’s healthcare consumers have an increasing thirst for information that will empower them to make informed decisions about their care....

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A study of cost variations for knee and hip replacement surgeries in the U.S.

January 21, 2015

The Extreme Cost Variation in Healthcare Today consumers are seeking to make more decisions on their healthcare needs based on…

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Massachusetts AQC model shows positive results

December 9, 2014

The world of healthcare is a hotbed for innovation. Every day, leading minds from across the industry work to improve...

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Collaborating to transform healthcare: Higher quality and patient satisfaction at lower cost

December 2, 2014

The next time somebody asks me what Regence BlueCross BlueShield and Regence BlueShield are doing to improve quality of care...

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Maintaining the ”gold standard” for federal workers

November 12, 2014

This week, federal workers across the country begin choosing their health insurance coverage for 2015 through the Federal Employees Health...

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How data and quality can help heal the healthcare system

November 10, 2014

When physicians take the Hippocratic Oath before they begin to practice medicine, they vow to treat patients with care. It...

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Three things to know to become a pharmacy pro

August 6, 2014

There are hundreds of reasons you might find yourself walking up to the window at a pharmacy. Maybe you have...

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Creating access to care for women and girls, from Wyoming to Detroit

May 7, 2014

When it comes to healthcare, women require a unique set of services. Women’s health needs vary widely from that of...

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Health insurance from invention to innovation: A history of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies

November 11, 2012

Health insurance didn’t always exist. Let that notion sink in for a moment as you try to imagine a world...

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