Blue Cross Division Gets CA HCO Certification

The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) certified the state's newest health care organization (HCO), BC Life and Health Insurance Company--an affiliate of Blue Cross of California--offering employers and insurers an alternative to medical treatment for workers injured on the job. "The addition of BC Life and Health brings what may be the largest health care provider network in the state into the HCO program," said DWC Administrative Director Richard Gannon. The BC Life and Health (BCLH) plan will be known as the Prudent Buyer HCO. BCLH will...