{"id":6768,"date":"2015-10-02T14:18:36","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T21:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6768"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:05:23","slug":"blue-cross-blue-shield-of-new-mexico-exiting-state-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/blue-cross-blue-shield-of-new-mexico-exiting-state-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Cross Blue Shield Of New Mexico Exiting State Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 2, 2015 &#8211; Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico will not offer health insurance plans through the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmhix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange<\/a>\u00a0in 2016. The company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/634713\/front-page\/blue-cross-blue-shield-of-new-mexico-pulls-out-of-the-health-exchange.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced the decision<\/a>\u00a0last month after state officials declined to approve a request for a 51 percent rate increase.<\/p>\n<p>Kurt Shipley, president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, sat down recently with NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus to discuss the decision and talk about the potential impact on customers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k8p803RkRf0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 2, 2015 &#8211; Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico will not offer health insurance plans through the\u00a0New Mexico Health Insurance Exchange\u00a0in 2016. The company announced the decision\u00a0last month after state officials declined to approve a request for a 51 percent rate increase. 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