Safest Bet Cited Taking a Trip for Blue Cross Plans
Blue Cross urges members to carry cards on business or vacation trips to ease hospitalization. A PAGEANT magazine feature lauds Blue Cross as the safest bet, noting 95 percent payout and cost coverage. Growth highlights show 39,000 new members in 1968, totaling 1,543,691 in Southwest Ohio.
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Blue Cross
Pageant Magazine
Pageant
Kiplinger
Changing Times
Blue Shield
Southwest Ohio
Hospital Ward Beds Drop as Private Rates Rise in Ohio
A Blue Cross study of 15 Southwest Ohio counties shows a shift toward semi private beds and higher costs. Cincinnati General remains the only ward-heavy hospital, with plans for more private rooms as new facilities open.
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Kettering
Dayton
Highland District
Hillsboro
Epp
St. George
Cincinnati
Cincinnati General Hospital
Southwest Ohio
Blue Cross
General Hospital
Why Blue Cross and Blue Shield Fees Differ
A Blue Cross and Blue Shield member explains why Blue Cross bills hospital charges rise faster than Blue Shield doctor fees. Hospital payrolls surged due to higher wages and fringe benefits after 1967, raising overall costs. Blue Shield contracts pay fixed operation costs, so patient costs rise only with surgery charges, not directly with physician fees.
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Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue Cross of Southwest Ohio pays out record 1968 total
1968 payments reach 74.8 million for Blue Cross members an 18.6 percent rise from 1967. Cumulative 30 year care payments total 756 million. Hospitalizations total 165,688 with daily cost up to 52.38 and per case cost 417.37. Including Medicare payouts, total reaches 115 million or 75 percent of hospital income.
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Blue Cross of
Southwest Ohio
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