BCBSNC allows members to keep their insurance plans following Obama meeting

Today, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina filed the paperwork to extend non-grandfathered plans through 2014. President and CEO Brad Wilson met with President Obama last Friday at the White House » More

Health plans must consider new risk pools

Extending non-grandfathered plans, as President Obama is now encouraging, might be a political move that soothes some Americans today but it has immediate and long-term economic fallout. William Kerr, MD, CEO of Avalon Healthcare Solutions, a pediatrician and former managed-care leader, believes the operational and economic consequences must be considered. » More

Plans waiting on decisions before extending policies

On November 5, Blue Shield of California agreed to allow existing policy holders of non-grandfathered plans to extend their coverage until March 31, 2014. The state department of insurance allowed the extension, however, it has not yet decided on whether to allow California insurers to extend plans through all of 2014. » More

What AHIP says about extending plans

America's Health Insurance Plans President Karen Ignagni responded to President Obama's move to allow insurers and state insurance commissioners to extend non-grandfathered plans into 2014. » More

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