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Kaiser on Pace to Take the Membership Mantle from Regence in 2012

After facing more than a 600,000 membership deficit four years ago, Regence BlueCross BlueShield appears to be losing its commanding lead over Kaiser Permanente
December 22, 2011 – Membership at Regence BlueCross BlueShield continued its freefall when the latest enrollment numbers were released by the Oregon Insurance Division.   Read More >>

Regence BlueCross BlueShield Seeks 4.5% Rate Increase for Small Businesses

Earlier this year, the Insurance Division approved a 9.1% request from Regence for small employer plans
December 22, 2011 -- Small businesses in Oregon will find themselves paying more for health insurance if a 4.5% rate request by Regence BlueCross BlueShield is approved by the Oregon Insurance Division. Read More >>

An Open Letter From Regence

OPINION – November 22, 2011 -- Recent articles and blog postings have indicated some questions and confusion regarding our structure and recent internal capital movement. I hope the following will help clarify Read More >>

Insurance Commissioner Calls Regence Article Misleading

  OPINION – November 16, 2011 – I wanted to follow up on your article titled “Regulators Didn’t Question $56 million payout by Regence BlueCross BlueShield” because I am concerned the article is misleading and does not provide the public with accurate information. Read More >>

Regulators Didn’t Question $56 Million Payout by Regence BlueCross BlueShield

Five months before Regence asked for a 22.1 percent rate increase, the insurer paid a $56 million dividend to its holding company; some of those funds were used to launch Sprig Health
When state regulators approved a 12.8 percent rate increase for Regence BlueCross BlueShield earlier this year, they were aware that the insurer had dipped into its surplus account and given a $56 million dividend to its holding company just five months earlier. Read More >>

Washington Insurance Commissioner Conducts an Investigation of Regence BlueShield

Mike Kreidler brought together regulators from Oregon, Utah and Idaho to meet with Mark Ganz, CEO and president of The Regence Group, about system-wide problems that have impacted policyholders
October 27, 2011 -- When Mark Ganz, CEO and president of The Regence Group, met with Washington’s Insurance Commissioner, the message came across loud and clear – fix the system-wide problems that have led to a litany of complaints from policyholders. Read More >>

Regence BlueCross BlueShield Narrowly Close to Losing Its Lead

After a 22 percent drop in membership since June 2010, Regence finds itself with a slim lead of 3,751 members over its major competitor, Kaiser Permanente.
September 28, 2011 – Regence BlueCross BlueShield is very close to losing its commanding lead in Oregon’s commercial marketplace. It wasn’t that long ago – in 2008 -– when Regence had over 1 million members, according to financial reports published in Oregon Health News.   Read More >>

Washington State Insurance Commissioner Raps Regence — Again

Regence BlueShield, the state's largest health insurer, is on the hot seat again with state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, who has ordered it to correct what he says is "an ongoing pattern of errors and problems" affecting tens of thousands of consumers
September 9, 2011 -- Regence BlueShield, the state's largest health insurer, is on the hot seat again with state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, who has ordered it to correct what he says is "an ongoing pattern of errors and problems" affecting tens of thousands of consumers. Read More >>

DCBS Fines Regence BlueCross BlueShield

The state Insurance Division holds a hearing Thursday afternoon on Regence’s 22.1 percent rate request for its 60,000 individual members
May 31, 2011 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon has been fined $10,000 by the Department of Consumer and Business Services for charging one of its members for medical information to evaluate a health statement last October.
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Small Businesses Face Brunt of Insurance Hikes

State regulators approve rate requests for Regence and HealthNet, while other requests are pending
February 11, 2010 -- The Oregon Insurance Division approved a 16 percent rate increase on Regence individual health plans renewing after April and a 12.2 percent increase on HealthNet small group plans. Read More >>
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