BLUE CROSS
Got a Medicare supplement? It’s time to put on your sneakers!
By Denise Pinkney Were excited to offer the SilverSneakers Fitness Program to our Medicare supplement members. SilverSneakers is an exercise program designed to keep older adults active and healthy....
Posted on 11/28/12 at 10:44 AM
Today's ND Republican news
The North Dakota GOP just sent out this news release: A Wall Street Journal report published Sept. 7 reaffirmed the findings of cost estimates on the new federal health care law put out by Blue Cross...
Posted on 9/9/10 at 12:01 PM
Robert Scheiring Child Porn King At Blue Cross
New info Robert has over 600,000 photos of child porn on his computer. Should he be in jail till trial ? Is he a buddy of Child Porn Robert Haseltine and wife Beth Haseltine, both of Fargo Rape and Ab...
Posted on 6/25/09 at 3:15 PM
Stenehjem warns of scam falsely posing as Blue Cross
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is warning North Dakotans about callers falsely posing as Blue Cross Blue Shield North Dakota under the guise of a survey to its members.February 03, 2012
Residents turn out for BCBSND forum
By Ben Rodgers , September 16, 2011
Former BCBS CEO found dead
The former head of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, who resigned amid controversy from a 2009 trip to the Grand Cayman Islands, and the youngest lawmaker in the state’s history, is dead.By By Heidi Shaffer , Forum Communications Co. , September 14, 2010
BCBS chief: Health bill has benefits
The president of North Dakota’s largest health insurer says the company is focusing on how to make new federal health legislation work.April 29, 2010
BCBS pay under scrutiny
The pay plan for executives at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is being revamped to include incentive targets including health cost containment and quality of care. The new executive incentive plan, still a work in progress, is a response to an examination by state insurance regulators that concluded a “pay at risk” reward system virtually assured success.By By Patrick Springer, Forum Communications Co. , February 01, 2010
Fargo’s Noridian: stable and growing
President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 passage of Medicare/Medicaid federal health care legislation set the stage for what has become one of Fargo’s largest employers.By By Craig McEwen , Forum Communications Co. , December 19, 2009
Letter to the editor: Public option needed to rein in BCBS premium increases
The issue of health care reform has prompted letters from individuals, medical provider groups, the state medical association, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. In the case of the providers and Blue Cross Blue Shield, who stand to gain the most from maintaining the status quo, they all claim that any public option provision in health care reform will be unfavorable to North Dakota.By Dan Buchanan , December 17, 2009
Letter to the editor: Senators stood up for North Dakotans with BCBS
I want to thank state Sens. Tracy Potter, Tom Fiebiger and Tim Mathern for being willing to take on big companies like Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota. The abusive policies of the health insurance industry — denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, dropping coverage for those who cost them too much and squelching competition every chance they get — have gone on for too long.By Richard Van Eckf, Grand Forks , December 12, 2009
Senator: letter may spur bill
A North Dakota state senator says recent Blue Cross Blue Shield opposition to some aspects of health care reform may prompt a response in the Legislature.December 05, 2009
Few show up for Blues N.D. meeting
Public uproar over management practices at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota this past year didn’t translate to a strong turnout at the company’s annual meeting Friday at the Fargo Holiday Inn.By By Mike Nowatzki, Forum Communications Co. , December 05, 2009
N.D. lawmaker: Blue Cross letter may spur bill
A North Dakota state senator says recent Blue Cross Blue Shield opposition to some aspects of health care reform may prompt a response in the Legislature.December 04, 2009
Blues board election process under review
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is taking a fresh look at the process for electing board members after about 200 subscribers questioned the procedures. Two candidates are vying for an open consumer representative position on the board and three incumbents are unopposed in an annual board election to be held Friday in Fargo.By By Patrick Springer, Forum Communications Co. , December 03, 2009
Blues criticizes public option
A public insurance option with payments to hospitals and doctors similar to Medicare will exacerbate a cost squeeze already straining North Dakota’s medical system, a top health insurance executive said Monday. Paul von Ebers, chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, said Medicare cost reports show most hospitals in the state already struggle with operating losses.By By Patrick Springer, Forum Communications Co. , November 24, 2009
BCBS letter about reform costs sparks criticism
A letter Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota is sending to its members about the possible cost of health care reform is drawing criticism from reform proponents. The Blues are sending letters to members detailing possible impacts of health reform pending before Congress could bring, including premium increases.By By Patrick Springer, Forum Communications Co. , November 18, 2009
Exec: Health changes will boost costs
The president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota says health care reform measures in Congress would accelerate increases in insurance costs.November 04, 2009
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