Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, September 9, 1993 TAG: 9309090334
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-8 EDITION: METRO
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia said Wednesday it and eight other insurers have formed the National Institute for Health Care Management to provide information to policy makers and the public on health-care delivery and financing of health-care policy experts and congressional and committee staffers.
Blue Cross said its first project, a poll conducted by Louis Harris and Associates, found that seven of 10 policy makers lack data to evaluate the impact of health reform proposals and showed that policy makers do not understand the impact of limits on health-care spending through a "managed competition" system.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield said it is undergoing a transition to a managed-care and wellness company. Health maintenance, preferred provider and point of service managed care account for 38 percent of its revenue now and an estimated 50 percent by 1995. - Staff report
Regional developers start 3 subdivisions
Roanoke Valley developers have started three residential subdivisions:
Scott Homes has opened The Knoll in the Goodview area of Bedford County, to include 19 wooded lots of 1 to 3 acres each for custom-built homes. Lot prices are $14,900 to $26,900.
E.R.S. Builders expects to open a new section of its Walnut Creek subdivision, off U.S. 221 in Southwest Roanoke County, this fall. The six-lot section includes country-style houses, selling for $169,000 to $230,000, on 1-acre lots.
Al M. Cooper has begun construction at Victoria Estates, off Mountain Avenue in Salem. The project includes 28 wooded lots of up to 1 1/2 acre each for contemporary houses priced at $99,950 to $135,000. - Staff report
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