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Premera Blue Cross has operated in Washington since 1945, and in Alaska since 1957. Premera Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. History. Premera was founded as Washington Hospital Service in 1945, and began operating in Alaska in 1957. In 1969, the company's name was changed to Blue Cross of ...

The Olympian. Fourteen health insurers have filed for an average requested rate increase of 9.1% for Washington’s individual health insurance market, according to the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC). The proposed plans and their rates are under review and final decisions will be made this fall, the OIC reports. “Nearly 250,000 ...

Cigna Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare, Premera Blue Cross, and Elevance Health Medicaid plans will all be splitting up shortly. This list of active payer-provider contract disputes and splits for 2023 includes significant cases involving Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Anthem, and Regence BlueShield, as well as impending splits ...

Joy Borkholder is the health and wellness reporter for The Daily Herald. Her work is supported by the Health Reporting Initiative, which is sponsored in part by Premera Blue Cross. The Daily Herald maintains editorial control over content produced through this initiative. You can reach Joy at [email protected] or on Twitter @jlbinvestigates.