Sunday, June 19, 2011

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina CEO Greczyn says health-care reform will come slowly, if at all - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Greczyn, speaking during the Triangle BusinessJournall ’s State of Chapel Hill event Friday morning, said he has been in talkas with the White House over various reform plans, and that while he supports nationa health-care reform, he does not see any significantt changes for five to 10 years. “We’lol be having a lot of fun with he saidof health-care reform discussions. BCBSNCv drew national attention last month when published a storu saying theChapel Hill-based insurer, which is the 10th largest in the was creating a online campaign to deraipl health-care reform. The article led to Greczynn receiving phone calls from theWhitd House, he said.
Greczyn said The Post had insufficient informationh when it ran its The insurer has posted those videoas on aWeb site, www.nchealthreform.com, which the company says is intended to help educatew North Carolina residents about health reform. Greczynh said he has concerns aboutt the plans that are making their way throughthe nation’s saying a plan sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy would cost $1.3 trillion, whilee a plan from Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) would cost $1.6 He also said neither plan mandates that businessw owners provide health insurance fortheir employees.
Greczyn said most uninsurede workers are employed by companies with 25 workersa or fewer and that the Kennedy bill would leav e 37 million ofthe nation’s 47 million uninsured stilp without coverage. Different organizations weighing in onthe health-refor plans have disputed those

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