The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans

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  • Frequency: monthly (12 issues/year)
  • Pages: 12
  • Format: Print and PDF versions
  • ISSN: 1542-4790
  • Pub Code: NBLUR-11WEB

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The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans

Published independently by Atlantic Information Services. Not affiliated with or sponsored, endorsed or approved by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association or any of the independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.

Delivers timely news and insightful analysis of new products, market share, strategies, conversions, financing, profitability and strategic alliances of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans, which are major players in every U.S. health insurance market. The 12-page monthly is must reading for plan managers and others who consider BCBS plans to be partners or competitors. A thoroughly objective publication, the newsletter is published independently by AIS and is not affiliated with or sponsored, endorsed or approved by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association or any of the independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.

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Continue receiving timely news and valuable insights into Blues plan market share, new products, business strategies and alliances

Whether you count Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans among your partners or competitors, they are the major players in health insurance and you need to monitor them as closely as you possibly can.


When you renew your subscription to The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, you’ll continue to have a steady stream of news and strategies that can help you benchmark industry leaders and boost your own market share and bottom line.


The newsletter will arm you with highly practical information on Blues Plan:

  • Innovative new global payment systems for providers … and what they may mean for competitors’ networks.
  • Mergers and acquisitions that alter the competitive landscape across products and geographic markets.
  • Pioneering social media strategies that are changing the way insurers communicate with providers and enrollees.
  • Planned refinements to existing product groups and brand-new offerings.
  • Individual products targeted to enrollees who have recently lost group coverage.
  • Financial projections and hard-to-find data on revenues, earnings, enrollment, medical loss ratios, CEO salaries and much more.

Be sure to continue receiving competitive intelligence and practical insights on the nation’s health insurance leaders. Your one-year subscription renewal includes:

  • 12 monthly issues with timely intelligence on Blues plans and their new products, market strategies, alliances and much more, delivered First Class by U.S. Mail and electronically (optional),
  • E-News Alerts whenever important news breaks, and
  • Access to a subscriber-only Web page with:
    • Three years of searchable archives of past issues,
    • Recent stories of interest grouped for convenient reading, and
    • Regular postings from your editor.

Written By

The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans is written by a highly experienced team of health business journalists — led by Executive Editor Jill Brown, a veteran health care reporter who brings an intelligent perspective on the forces reshaping the health care industry. She holds a graduate degree in health finance and management, and was formerly a consultant with Arthur Andersen, where she worked with managed care plans, hospitals and medical groups on the financial issues impacting their operations.

Written For

  • HMOs, PPO and POS plans
  • Insurers
  • Hospitals and health systems
  • Group practices
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Other health care organizations

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Your satisfaction with The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plansis fully guaranteed. If you are not completely satisfied with the newsletter, you may cancel at any time in the year ahead and receive a full prompt refund for all unmailed issues.

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Electronic (PDF) versions of the newsletter are available, on the newsletter’s subscriber-only Web page, on the day of publication. Recipients should whitelist aisalert@aishealth.com to ensure delivery of the e-mail notification of new issues. Print newsletters are mailed 1st class through the U.S. Postal Service. A $12 shipping and handling charge will be applied to your renewal order.

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The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans

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