Health Insurance

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Statement

Published in Physician Law Weekly, December 31st, 2008

Andrew Hetzel, BCBSM vice president for corporate communications, issued the following statement on behalf of the company after a vocal minority of Senate Republicans prevented compromise health insurance reform legislation from being reported out of a bipartisan House-Senate conference committee today.

"With majorities of House and Senate members supportive of getting health insurance reform done this year and progress in the conference committee, the Senate Republican Leader stepped aside and allowed a small group of Republican members to dictate the agenda and doom the legislation," Hetzel said. "These few Republican Senators have worked tirelessly to protect the...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2008-12-31)

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