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Premera Blue Cross got a partial victory in a dispute over a teenager’s substance abuse treatments, when the Ninth Circuit ...
Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies aim to improve the prior authorization process to make health care safer, effective and more accessible ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — MultiCare is working on a deal with Premera Blue Cross regarding new agreements for all insurance products. According to the company's website, the goal of the deal is to ...
In the past decade, Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in 14 states have converted to for-profit ventures, and all but one have been acquired by either Indiana-based Anthem or California's Wellpoint ...
Premera Blue Cross covers an estimated 100,000 members who currently use MultiCare services/providers and an additional 3,300 Medicare Advantage members, according to the insurer.
However, on Dec. 3, 2022, Premera Blue Cross denied all coverage for A.B.’s chest surgery, citing as the sole reason that A.B. was under 18 years old, even though Premera has covered effectively ...
Stay in good mental shape with tips from Dr. Polo DeCano, wellness coordinator for UW student athletes. Sponsored by Premera ...
Consumer advocates and health care providers are worried that new developments involving Premera Blue Cross are indications that health care coverage options statewide could shrink if the insurer ...
Premera Blue Cross announced that it has appointed Dr. Romilla Batra as senior vice president and chief medical officer. 1 In her new position, Batra will to the lead on the company’s clinical ...
Premera Blue Cross, a not-for-profit, independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association based in Mountlake Terrace, Wash., is a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, providing ...