Patients, Physicians Sound Off at Blue Cross Hearing
KQED's "The California Report" on Wednesday reported on testimony from Blue Cross of California physicians and members at this week's public hearing on whether the insurer has violated a 2004 agreement that Blue Cross and its parent company, WellPoint, made with the state.
The segment includes comments from:
- Blue Cross members who testified at the hearing; and
- Brian Sassi, president of Blue Cross (Nazario, "The California Report," KQED, 8/8).
Audio of the complete program is available online.
Additional Coverage
The following broadcast programs also reported on the hearing.
- KPCC's "KPCC News": The segment includes comments from members who testified at the hearing and Jerry Flanagan of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (Nazario, "KPCC News," KPCC, 8/8). Audio of the segment is available online.
- KPBS' "KPBS News": The segment includes comments from Flanagan (Goldberg, "KPBS News," KPBS, 8/8). A transcript and audio of the segment are available online.