June 19, 2013

Mich. AG to testify about Blue Cross overhaul

BY: AP Staff Writer SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 | MODIFIED: SEPTEMBER 27, 2012 AT 5:15 AM
Leave a comment

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is planning to testify at a Senate panel hearing on the proposed overhaul of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

Schuette plans to share his concerns Thursday at the Senate Insurance Committee meeting about the proposal by fellow Republican Gov. Rick Snyder that's now being reviewed by lawmakers. The panel has been holding hearings about the plan to end the nonprofit health insurer's tax-exempt status and align it with competitors.

Schuette told The Associated Press on Wednesday that he seeks a more detailed financial review of Blue Cross than the one under consideration.

Blue Cross wouldn't be sold or lose its nonprofit status. It would become an organization owned by its policyholders.

The plan requires approval by the Legislature and Blue Cross' board of directors.

View article comments Leave a comment

More from washingtonexaminer.com

From the Weekly Standard

  • Frack to the Future

    Williston, N.D.

    Read More...
  • Downsize Ike

    The beleaguered Eisenhower Memorial Commission holds its next public gathering later this month, and before its members duck-walk into the hearing room, huddled in a hoplite phalanx against a...

    Read More...
  • The Lesson of Kermit Gosnell

    What was the lesson of the Kermit Gosnell trial? Since the Philadelphia doctor was convicted last month of murdering three born-alive infants, two competing viewpoints have emerged.

    Read More...