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Hospitals need updated visitation policies, staff training
Following revised Medicare's Conditions of Participation and The Joint Commission's rules on visitation rights, all Medicare- and Medicaid-participating hospitals, including critical access
Obama administration orders BCBS to cover same-sex spouse
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS) must provide health coverage for the same-sex spouse of a federal employee, according to an order from the Obama administration. In a letter to BCBS, the
Blue Cross offers coverage for same-sex partners
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, the state's largest health insurer, will begin offering coverage for same-sex couples in July. Five different plans will be offered, including a dental plan,
Hospital updates visitation policy to include gay partners as family members
Three years after coming under fire for prohibiting a lesbian to visit her dying partner, Miami's Jackson Memorial Hospital has turned over a new leaf--to an extent. Although the hospital changed
