Another legislator calls for probe of Blue Cross

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Another legislator calls for probe of Blue Cross

The Asheville Citizen-Times reports that Buncombe County lawmaker Susan Fisher has joined Ellie Kinnaird, Pricey Harrison, and the Pitt County commissioners in calling for an investigation into anti-health reform mailers and robocalls produced by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.

The elected officials are calling for Attorney General Roy Copper and Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin to look at whether or not using premium dollars to fund a political campaign violates the company’s mission. They are also asking the AG to examine if the state’s “do not call” laws were violated.

http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/11/20/another-legislator-calls-for-probe-of-blue-cross/

Also see

BCBS plea to customers on reform hits a nerve
Raleigh News and Observer 10/27/09

http://media2.newsobserver.com/smedia/2009/10/27/22/BCBSMAIL-1028.ART0_G6OSKG5H.1+BCBSMAIL-1028.embedded.prod_affiliate.156.jpg

This letter asks recipients to contact lawmakers to oppose a public health-care option.

Maybe it was just lousy timing, but many customers of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina are ticked off at the mail they've received recently from the state's largest insurer.

First, they learned their rates will rise by an average of 11 percent next year.

Next, they opened a slick flier from the insurer urging them to send an enclosed pre-printed, postage-paid note to Sen. Kay Hagan denouncing what the company says is unfair competition that would be imposed by a government-backed insurance plan. The so-called public option is likely to be considered by Congress in the health-care overhaul debate

...more at the link
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local_state/story/161435.html?storylink=MI_emailed

[Hekate]

1. Kick and Rec

[glinda]

2. They need to investigate BCBS in every single State. They will find tons wrong.