The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, December 6, 1994              TAG: 9412060451
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Daily Digest 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

HMO APPROVED FOR MEDICARE RECIPIENTS

HealthKeepers Plus HMO, an alliance of Riverside Health System and Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield, has been approved by the state as an HMO for Medicaid recipients. The HMO will be operated by Peninsula Health Care Inc., the name of the company that spun off of Riverside and Trigon. Peninsula said its first-year aim is to enroll 13,000 of the 28,000 Peninsula residents who are eligible for Medicaid. (Staff) by CNB