Sun coverage: CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Coverage of Maryland's largest insurer.
Ex-CEO of CareFirst testifies
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's former chief executive defended his $17.65 million retirement and severance pay yesterday, and denied accusations by regulators that his sole focus as CEO was boosting profits. Read more ...
Salary comparisons difficult to make for CareFirst's chief
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is a nonprofit - except that it pays taxes unlike a charity, competes with for-profit insurers, tried to convert to a for-profit itself and is currently promoting its charitable efforts to stave off critics. Read more ...
Byron seeks to restore Assembly's faith in CareFirst
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield's new board chair promised Maryland lawmakers yesterday that she will work to restore their faith in the nonprofit insurer. Read more ...
U.S. subpoenas CareFirst
Federal investigators have subpoenaed extensive records of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield in a probe of the conduct of Maryland's largest health insurer and its officers in attempting to convert the company to a for-profit operation and sell itself to a West Coast health care giant. Read more ...
Insurance chief targets CareFirst executives
Pointing to deception, mismanagement and flagrant attempts to profit from the proposed sale of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Maryland Insurance Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. said yesterday that he will issue civil charges against the company and its top leaders for violating state insurance laws. Read more ...
Judge allows more time for CareFirst reform talks
A U.S. District Court judge extended a stay yesterday in the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield legal dispute to give the company more time to discuss possible adjustments to a deal designed to preserve its license to provide national coverage to 3.2 million subscribers. Read more ...
CareFirst changes OK'd
Defying pressure from Maryland's largest health insurer and the White House drug czar, Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. signed bills yesterday to take greater state control over CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and lessen penalties for seriously ill patients who use marijuana for medicinal purposes. Read more ...
Carefirst timeline
June 1999: The Strategic Planning Committee of CareFirst BlueCross BlueSheld's board tells the board it is engaging a consultant and developing a strategic plan. Read more ...
Pressure rises on CareFirst decision
Maryland's top two legislative leaders vigorously urged Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday to sign CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield reform legislation, and House Speaker Michael E. Busch predicted he would do just that. Read more ...
CareFirst asks Ehrlich to veto reform plan
A legislative reform of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is in danger of being discarded as the health insurer yesterday threatened dire consequences that would disrupt service to its 3.2 million customers. Read more ...
Assembly welds 'nonprofit' to CareFirst
The long and bitter battle over the direction of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield ended last night when the Maryland General Assembly unanimously approved legislation that locks the insurer's nonprofit mission into law. Read more ...
Highlights of the legislative session
Here are highlights of the 2003 Maryland General Assembly session, which ended shortly before midnight yesterday. Bills approved by the legislature need the governor's signature to become law. Read more ...
Assembly may get CareFirst bill today
A bill that would spell out a nonprofit, public service mission for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and set up an oversight committee to monitor the state's largest health insurer is expected to be introduced today in the Maryland House of Delegates. Read more ...
