State Highlights: Blue Shield Could Lose Contract For Calif. Workers, Retirees

Kaiser Health News

A selection of health policy stories from California, Texas, Oregon, Florida and Minnesota. Los Angeles Times: Blue Shield May Lose Exclusive CalPERS HMO Contract. Blue Shield of California may be losing its longtime grip on one of the health care industry's most coveted insurance contracts. Officials at the California Public Employees' Retirement System are recommending breaking up Blue Shield's current statewide HMO contract and replacing it with as many as four health plans for more than 400,000 public workers and their families.

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