Skip to main content.

Search form

Menu

Blue Shield of California: Yep, We're Giving (Some) Money Back

The Reporting on Health Daily Briefing

Blue Shield of California: Yep, We're Giving (Some) Money Back

Picture of Barbara Feder Ostrov
By Barbara Feder Ostrov
June 07, 2011


Blue Shield of California, Reporting on Health, health journalism, health insurance

Health Insurance:

 Blue Shield of California made national headlines today with its pledge in the San Francisco Chronicle's opinion page to limit its profits and give back anything over 2 percent profit to its policyholders. The insurer had faced intense political and consumer pressures after proposing to raise its rates as much as 87 percent for individual policyholders, Victoria Colliver reports for the Chronicle.

Heart Health: Fewer Californians die after a heart attack, according to a new state analysis, but heart attacks are sending more racial and ethnic minorities to the hospital, and they're killing patients at a younger age, Joanna Lin reports for California Watch.

Heart Scam: ProPublica's Marshall Allen reports on a controversial heart scan service that has drawn the ire of consumers and the scrutiny of regulators.

Food Safety: Salmonella's up and e. Coli is down in terms of food poisoning cases, according to a new CDC analysis examined by Lyndsey Layton for the Washington Post.

Want more from Reporting on Health? Join us, sign up for our newsletter, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

Leave A Comment

Announcements

12/16: What Do We Know About Omicron?

Join us for a conversation on the latest COVID thread with Dr. Céline Gounder, a leading infectious disease expert, epidemiologist, medical analyst and host of the COVID podcast “Epidemic.” We'll discuss the emerging research, clarify what we know and don’t, and help attendees think through where the pandemic takes us from here. Sign-up here!

CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY

  • Login or Join to connect with the community.

Most popular

  1. Shopping for Medicare Advantage plans is a maze of confusion for seniors
  2. Why are more Black kids suicidal? A search for answers.
  3. Coronavirus Files: Boosters get go-ahead for all adults; pills may be authorized next
  4. What we found digging into an elder care landscape rocked by the pandemic
  5. A new diversion program for LA’s incarcerated pregnant people looks promising, despite scant data
  6. The new infrastructure bill makes historic investments in water cleanup

Follow Us

Facebook

Twitter

CHJ Icon
ReportingHealth