Panel Chairman correspondence files, 1993-2000.

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Panel Chairman correspondence files, 1993-2000.

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This series documents the major activities of the Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Panel from the perspective of Chairman James J. Barba. The series includes correspondence with other panel members and panel staff; the Governor; State legislators; representatives and officers from Blue Cross/Blue Shield; State agencies, particularly the Insurance Department which plays a major role in regulating the activities Blue Cross/Blue Shield; and concerned outside organizations and citizens. Correspondence often pertains to topics raised at panel meetings or addressed in semi-annual or annual panel reports. The Chairman's files also include press releases, memoranda, copies of legislation, drafts of briefings prepared by panel staff, and information regarding the panel's finances.

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New York (State). Empire Blue Cross/ Blue Shield Panel.

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The Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield Panel was established by Chapter 1, Laws of 1993 (Section 4319 of Insurance Law). Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the largest health care financing organization in the United States at the time, served over seven million New Yorkers in twenty-eight counties. The organization came under public scrutiny as a result of an Arthur Andersen and Co. management audit, which found that Blue Cross/Blue Shield had severely depleted its finances due to poor mana...

Barba, James J.

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Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (N.Y.)

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