huffingtonpost.com - 9/9/2009
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BISMARCK, N.D. -- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota used premium payments to fund $15 million in employee bonuses, cover $35,000 for a retirement party and pay for other questionable expenses, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm said he ordered ...
freep.com - 9/6/2009
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freep.com —
In the past few days, 114,000 Michigan households
have received bad-news letters from Blue Cross Blue Shield...
of Michigan, socking individual health insurance subscribers with premium increases averaging 22%, effective Oct. 1. Blue Cross could have ...
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Tom Walsh: Blue Cross hits customers with 22% rate hike ...
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