Members of two Louisiana Senate Committee issued report detailing their concerns about the proposed sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Elevance.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana announced earlier this year a desire to sell the non-profit health insurance company to Elevance Health, a for-profit provider. Policyholders are letting the Louisiana Department of Insurance know they aren't happy about it.
The new plan scraps fines imposed on taxpayers who do not purchase insurance and instead offers tax credits to those who purchase coverage in the open market.
Blue Cross spokesman John Maginnis said the Affordable Care Act expanded access to health insurance to millions of Americans, regardless of age or health status, and guaranteed richer benefits.
We've heard the jingle a thousand times, but the debate rages on: What in the world are the Louisiana cities are they singing about in the Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial?
Doctors, hospitals and other providers aren't getting paid for the care they deliver to a quarter-million state employees and retirees insured through the Office of Group Benefits.