IBC establishing a non-profit foundation to aid health-related programs

October 6th, 2011

Independence Blue Cross, the dominant health insurer for workers in the Philadelphia area, is establishing a nonprofit foundation designed to raise the insurer’s profile as a donor to health-related programs.

New incentive program to improve care and reduce costs

June 8th, 2011

New Integrated Provider Performance Incentive program encourages doctors, hospitals and medical health professionals to give better care and reduce costs.

New Contract to Consider Quality and Cost of Care

November 10th, 2010

Indpendence Blue Cross and the Jefferson Health System agreed on a new contract that can be identified as framework for other regional health systems.

Independence Blue Cross announces plan to pay physicians more for better patient outcomes

April 30th, 2010

Under the current payment system, doctors get paid for patient visits, but not much of the related administrative work.

Pennsylvanian’s on adultBasic get price hike

March 17th, 2010

Subscribers of the adultBasic plan received a surprising 96% increase in their rates as imposed by the state of Pennsylvania

Independence Blue Cross changing 3 plans; customers worried

January 12th, 2010

The replacement plans will be more expensive, and provide less coverage.

Healthcare reform opinions from the Times-Tribune and Independence Blue Cross

July 29th, 2009

The Times-Tribune calls for a statewide health insurance plan for public school teachers, while the CEO of IBC says that the federal government’s health care reform plans should build on the existing system.

Region’s largest private insurer to cut positions

April 21st, 2009

Independence Blue Cross is telling workers that 100 – 125 positions will be dropped by June.