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Regence Heads to Court in September

A lawsuit against the state for stripping lucrative state employee contract will get its day in court
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August 7, 2009 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon will have its day in court on Sept. 3. That’s when Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Alisha Fuchs will hear its case and also decide whether to move the venue to Marion County, which is being requested by the state. Originally, the court date had been set for Sept. 12. Read More >>

Regence Sues Over Losing State Employee Contract

Regence refutes that Providence earns better marks
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July 31, 2009 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon refuses to accept defeat. The insurance giant has filed a lawsuit against the state of Oregon after losing a multi-million dollar contract to its competitor, Providence Health Plans. Read More >>

Battle Against Regence Rate Increase Continues

Attorney files legal exception setting stage for battle in Court of Appeals
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July 23, 2009 --  Advocates are just getting started on their year-long fight against state regulators who approved a 26 percent rate hike on individual policyholders of Regence BlueCross BlueShield last July.  Read More >>

Law Judge Upholds Regence Rate Increase

Attorney in the case says he'll appeal the decision further
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June 29, 2009 -- Charlie Ringo, attorney and former Oregon Senator, says he will appeal the decision to uphold a 26 percent rate increase on Regence individual health plans that took effect last year. Read More >>

Provencher Not Interested in Running Regence

Rumors swirl over who will succeed Regence of Oregon president Bart McMullan
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June 16, 2009 -- Rumors have been circulating that Ken Provencher, president of PacificSource Health Plans, may be eyeing the job held by Dr. Bart McMullan, who retires as president of Regence BlueCross BlueShield on July 1. Read More >>

Insurance Costs Hurt Idahoans, study says

Blue Cross, Regence BlueShield have a 'near-monopoly,' advocates say. But the companies say the new report is flawed
Originally at IdahoStatesman.com
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May 23, 2009 -- Blue Cross of Idaho and Regence BlueShield of Idaho, the state's two biggest health insurers, can charge customers as much as they want because they have little competition, a new study says.
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Bart McMullan Appeals to PEBB

The Regence president contends it's a better fit than Providence for public employees
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May 21, 2009 -- After losing a multi-million dollar contract it’s held for over 20 years, Regence BlueCross BlueShield is fighting back. It’s trying to persuade officials that they made a serious mistake by choosing their competitor, Providence Health Plans, as the statewide PPO for 102,507 public employees and their dependents.  Read More >>

Regence Threatens Lawsuit After Losing PEBB Contract

After losing its public employees contract to Providence, Regence protests the decision
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May 12, 2009 -- The threat of a lawsuit hangs over the Public Employees Benefit Board after it rejected Regence BlueCross BlueShield's bid to provide health coverage to state employees. Providence Health Plans won the multi-million dollar contract by a 5-3 vote when the board met on April 21. Read More >>

State Regulators Approve Regence Rate Increase

Regence individual plan holders face nearly 15 percent rate increases after 26 percent jump last year
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May 8, 2009 -- State insurance regulators approved another wallet busting premium increase today. Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon will be allowed to increase premiums on individual health plans by 14.7 percent in July. Read More >>

Regence Loses Major Public Employee Contract

Regence, which has insured state employees for 20 years, acknowledges losing the heart of its business
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April 23, 2009 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield has suffered a major defeat, losing a statewide contract worth millions of dollars to Providence Health Plans. Read More >>
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