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Study to evaluate greater role for ND pharmacists

April 13, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Caregivers’ best efforts to treat costly chronic diseases can suffer when patients fail to take their medications as prescribed.
Nationally, the prescription drug compliance rate is estimated at 50 percent, according to researchers. Continue Reading

State Medicaid expansion bill sent to Senate for vote

April 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK Lawmakers on two Senate committees recommended passing the proposed Medicaid expansion program that would provide insurance coverage to an estimated 20,000 North Dakotans who are currently living without. Continue Reading

Blue Cross schedules job fair for laid-off workers

March 26, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Officials at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota are recruiting workers who lost their jobs at a Fargo biomedical research company. Continue Reading

Gulleson to join Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.D.

December 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Pam Gulleson, a former state legislator and long-time congressional aide, will be vice president of public affairs for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. Continue Reading

Blues dominate North Dakota health insurance market

December 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

North Dakota ranks among the states with near-monopolistic health insurance markets, a study by the American Medical Association shows.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield announces fitness initiative

September 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota wants to start a fitness movement among children in elementary school classrooms across the state. Continue Reading

Scramble to make sense of impact starts with law’s survival

June 29, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Bernie Dardis, who heads Indigo Signworks, was surprised by Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision to uphold the core of the sweeping health reform law. Now, as the executive responsible for providing health coverage for 120 employees, Dardis must figure out how to deal with the law, with many big provisions slated to take effect in 2014. Continue Reading

Blue Cross cuts deal with Sanford, Altru to pay by outcome

June 7, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota has signed contracts with two large health systems that will begin paying providers based on rewarding better patient outcomes. Continue Reading

Blue Cross Blue Shield suspends disputed survey

February 19, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald

Officials said a Blue Cross Blue Shield survey labeled a scam earlier this month by the North Dakota attorney general’s office was legitimate. Continue Reading

Blue Cross discusses health care improvement

October 11, 2011 in The Dickinson Press

Health officials are looking for input on what changes need to be made to improve health care systems in North Dakota, a search that brought them to Dickinson on Tuesday.
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