Kansas state employees could lose Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance in cost-saving move

Kansas state employees could lose Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance in cost-saving move

Members of the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission questioned representatives from Aetna and Blue Cross at an April 15 meeting, weighing proposals to administer the state’s health insurance plans for 43,400 eligible employees.

Kansas Weighs Dropping Blue Cross in $240M Cost-Cutting Health Plan Overhaul

Officials in Kansas are weighing a major change to the state employee health insurance program that could eliminate Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas as an option, potentially saving the state close to $240 million over the next three years. The proposal is being reviewed by the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission, which recently heard competing bids from Blue Cross and Aetna during an April meeting. The commission must decide who will …

Kansas state employees could lose Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance in cost-saving move - The Mexico Ledger

Kansas Rep. Bill Sutton, who serves on the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission, says commissioners must be fiscally responsible in selecting who will administer the state's health care program and he is leaning toward choosing Aetna. (Photo by Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — State decision-makers are mulling whether to drop Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas from the state employee health insurance plan, which would give employee…