Empire BlueCross BlueShield, New York’s largest insurer by medical membership, “significantly expanded” its HMO and PPO/EPO and Indemnity Reference Laboratory networks, according to the company.
In a decision he hopes expands the numbers of doctors in health networks, Georgia’s insurance commissioner has sided with a physicians’ group over claims two local Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliates prohibited its participation.
As a direct result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) – also known as ObamaCare – health insurance agent and broker commissions have been slashed by as much as 50%. Agencies have been forced to lay off employees, limit products and services, shift to other lines, and have seen significant drops in compensation.