Catholic Health decries its exclusion from BlueCross Medicare plan
By Stephen T. Watson, The Buffalo News, N.Y. | |
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"At a time when
BlueCross BlueShield, however, responds that current and new members are receiving ample notice that the Senior Blue HMO Select plan is a tailored network plan that excludes the
"Our Senior Blue Select plan is a cost-effective alternative to a higher-priced, full-choice plan,"
The hospitals that are part of the Senior Blue HMO Select plan include
Senior Blue HMO Select is one of five BlueCross BlueShield Medicare Advantage plans offered in
The other four, higher-premium plans offered by BlueCross BlueShield here do include the
Someone choosing the narrow network of the Senior Blue HMO Select plan could save
BlueCross BlueShield has about 48,000 seniors enrolled in its
She pointed out that BlueCross BlueShield offers 17 health insurance plans here, including commercial plans, and only the new Senior Blue HMO Select plan excludes
The insurer last year did introduce a commercial plan, Align, that is linked to the
In its statement,
BlueCross BlueShield said the agency that oversees
The insurer went on to say that members who are in the current Senior Blue 650 Part D plan will receive three mailings during the
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