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<title><![CDATA[Commercial Insurance Firms]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Information was provided by individual commercial insurance firms that responded to an email or fax survey; ranked by number of local personnel.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State approves Excellus BCBS rate-hike requests]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The state Department of Financial Services on Thursday announced rulings on Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield's 2013 rate requests, giving the Blues a weighted average 12.5 percent increase in Rochester-area small-group community-rated plan rates and shaving some 3 points of their 6.3 percent request for large-group HMO plans for an average 3.2 percent increase.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:47:11 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Uninsured ranks grow in region]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The ranks of the uninsured among residents 65 and younger who are not eligible for Medicare grew in the Rochester area from 2008 to 2010, a newly published U.S. Census Bureau estimate shows. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:33:18 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Constellation Brands acquires Mark West wine brand]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Constellation Brands Inc. has completed its acquisition of the Mark West wine brand from Purple Wine Co. LLC for roughly $160 million, the Victor firm announced after markets closed Monday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:02:36 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield files requests for rate hikes]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield has filed requests with the state Department of Insurance for 2013 rate hikes of 6.3 percent to 19.9 percent on community-rated plans, Excellus officials said Friday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:17:27 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[City insurance company renovates for growth]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[City insurance company renovates for growth]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:00:00 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Excellus surpasses Affordable Care Act expectations]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield last year exceeded Affordable Care Act provisions requiring health plans to spend most of each premium dollar on enrollees' medical expenses, Excellus officials said Wednesday.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 15:02:42 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State fines Excellus nearly $1 million]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The state Department of Financial Services has hit Excellus BlueCross BlueShield with a nearly $1 million fine for improperly denying emergency department coverage and failing to explain coverage details to policy holders.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:32:16 MST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Booth tapped as next Excellus CEO]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield on Monday named Christopher Booth, president and chief operating officer, as CEO elect. Widely expected to succeed CEO David Klein, Booth is slated to take the reins of the health insurer on Jan. 1. Klein announced plans Feb. 28 to retire at the end of this year.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2012 09:36:19 MST</pubDate>
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