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Blue Cross, an independent nonprofit U.S. corporation that functions as a health insurance agency, providing protection for an enrolled patient by covering all or part of the person's hospital expenses. Blue Cross programs vary in different communities because of state laws regulating them. See also Blue Shield. Blue Cross Managed care A not-for-profit US bureaucracy involved in hospital reimbursement. Cf Blue Shield. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD Association presented its Brand Excellence Award to 11 plans. Blue Cross of California is facing a revolt from hospitals, which continue to terminate their contracts and turn away Blue Cross patients because of low reimbursement rates paid by the state's second largest health insurer. The crisis stems from a 1996 contract that Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital officials signed with Blue Cross of California, the state's largest health insurer. |
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