News from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL

January 16, 2013 Legislative Update: HHS Releases Additional Guidance to States on Health Insurance Exchanges [All Markets] On Jan. 3, 2013, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released additional guidance on the partnership model of a federally...

Tech firm rides health-reform wave

The Chicago Sun-Times reports: “A Chicago clinic and a suburban tech firm expect to grow as federal health-care reform takes effect — a massive overhaul that the Congressional Budget Office forecast this week will require $1.17 trillion in new government...

Hustling on health care

Chicago Health Care Daily reports: “Employers are dashing to deal with the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark health care ruling. Companies that put off some benefits decisions amid doubt created by the constitutional challenge to the Obama...