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...Mortifications are part of Opus Dei’s daily spiritual plan, and they aren’t limited to the flesh. Asceticism is a way to imitate Christ’s life, to take up the cross with him....
...Ushers had escorted them to spots spaced six feet apart, marked by blue painters’ tape formed into a cross....
...Blue Shield state health plans, which negotiate via Prime Therapeutics....
...A running joke among executives in charge of employee benefits is they have no choice but to deal with “Cuba” — Cigna, UnitedHealth, Blue Cross, Anthem or Aetna — the inference being that the large insurers...
...Of the big five, Anthem is most exposed to the Obamacare exchanges; the insurer holds licences for the popular Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in several states....
...Instead, Cigna blamed Anthem for pursuing a “unilateral strategy” to bolster its Blue Cross Blue Shield network, which it said ultimately persuaded the judge that the deal would limit competition....
...Already, medical data stores have been a prime target for cybercriminals: in 2015, US health insurers Anthem and Premera Blue Cross were hacked, compromising the medical records of more than 90 million patients...
...Premera Blue Cross, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, and Excellus Health Plan announced breaches affecting at least 22m individuals in total since March, including hacks that stretched back more than a year...
...There is stiff competition in many states from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, a federation of 36 separate insurers that covers about 30 per cent of Americans....
...Since the Anthem breach was discovered in February, health insurers Premera Blue Cross and CareFirst have also said they are investigating large data breaches....
...The “Royal Esplanade” running down the middle is more of a cross between a Westfield shopping centre and a Marriott hotel. At one end there is a vast silver sculpture of a French horn....
...Adichie’s long, satisfying novel of cross-continental relationships, exile and the pull of home....
...She had previously been president and chief executive of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (WellPoint divisions), where she started out with the company in 1999 as its general counsel....
...by Anthem Blue Cross”....
...Ms Braly, who runs the biggest US health insurance company by membership, is under pressure because of soaring rate increases at Anthem Blue Cross, a California subsidiary, that were set to take effect next...
...The Obama administration has been incensed by the likes of Anthem Blue Cross, which raised premiums in California by 39 per cent, and has proposed a review board to block rate rises deemed unjustified....
...Express Scripts will pay $3.28bn in cash, with the rest of the price paid in stock, to WellPoint, a top US health insurer that provides benefits under the Blue Cross Blue Shield brand....
...NextRx is a third-party administrator that processes prescription drug claims and helps establish drug prices and availability for more than 32m people who are insured through Blue Cross Blue Shield or other...
...with a cross, a crescent, a peace sign and the Star of David....
...By acquiring WellChoice, the parent of the powerful Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield brand, WellPoint will be placing itself in direct competition with UnitedHealth in the New York market, which can be exceptionally...
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