Manitoba Blue Cross

Blue Cross® Provides a 5-year Transformational Partnership With Make-a-Wish® Canada

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230427005286/en/

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230427005286/en/
    Tim Bishop, Managing Director, Blue Cross of Canada, with wish kid Katie Girard and Meaghan Stovel McKnight, CEO of Make-A-Wish Canada.
  • Katie recently returned from her travel wish, a trip to New York City, thanks to the Blue Cross travel insurance partnership.
  • “By 2027, we will have supported over 130,000 wish kids and their families,” said Tim Bishop, Managing Director, Blue Cross of Canada.
  • “Every child should have the opportunity to experience the wonder of travel, and this pledge reinforces our ongoing commitment to Make-A-Wish Canada.

LifeSpeak Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2022 Results

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Friday, March 31, 2023
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Gross Margin for the fourth quarter 2022 was 92%, an increase compared to Gross Margin of 87% in the comparable period in 2021.

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  • Gross Margin for the fourth quarter 2022 was 92%, an increase compared to Gross Margin of 87% in the comparable period in 2021.
  • Fourth quarter 2022 Adjusted EBITDA3 of $4.8 million, an increase of $3.9 million compared to the same period in 2021.
  • Fourth quarter 2022 Adjusted EBITDA3 margin of 35%, an increase when compared to an Adjusted EBITDA3 margin of 24% in the third quarter of 2022, and 14% in the comparable period of 2021.
  • Fourth quarter 2022 net loss of $24.5 million, an increase of $17.7 million compared to the same period in 2021.

Vivan Therapeutics Partners with Canadian Medical Provider Gotodoctor.ca to Bring Truly Personalized Cancer Care to Market

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Vivan Therapeutics (Vivan), a London-based biotechnology company, and Gotodoctor.ca, a leading Canadian healthcare solution company, have entered into an agreement to provide personalized cancer therapeutics in Canada.

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  • Vivan Therapeutics (Vivan), a London-based biotechnology company, and Gotodoctor.ca, a leading Canadian healthcare solution company, have entered into an agreement to provide personalized cancer therapeutics in Canada.
  • Vivan also tests investigational drugs and can offer guidance on potential clinical trials that may be of interest.
  • Vivan now offers TuMatch, for rapid personalized treatment recommendations for colorectal cancer.
  • In addition, Gotodoctor.ca will assist to bring awareness and education of this life-saving advanced cancer therapeutics to clinicians, institutions and insurance service providers in Canada.

Gotodoctor.ca Improves Patient Safety with Roll Out of PrescribeIT

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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The implementation of PrescribeIT will help Gotodoctor.ca further its mission to employ innovative solutions to improve patent safety while increasing operational efficiency.

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  • The implementation of PrescribeIT will help Gotodoctor.ca further its mission to employ innovative solutions to improve patent safety while increasing operational efficiency.
  • PrescribeIT will enable its physicians and pharmacy partners to better provide comprehensive in-person and virtual care to their patients.
  • "PrescribeIT is a natural fit for our organization and our patient care focus."
  • "PrescribeIT helps modernize the prescribing process and improves virtual care," said Jamie Bruce, Executive Vice President, Infoway.

Pacific Blue Cross and Blue Cross Canassurance Form a National Alliance with Blue Cross Life

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Thursday, January 2, 2020
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MONCTON, NB, Jan. 2, 2020 /CNW/ - Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada, Pacific Blue Cross and Blue Cross Canassurance have formed an alliance, to bring together local service and insight, with national expertise and scale, to provide best Life and Living Benefits products and services across Canada.

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  • MONCTON, NB, Jan. 2, 2020 /CNW/ - Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada, Pacific Blue Cross and Blue Cross Canassurance have formed an alliance, to bring together local service and insight, with national expertise and scale, to provide best Life and Living Benefits products and services across Canada.
  • Pacific Blue Cross will continue to offer the same Life and Living Benefits products sold under its policies as a distributor for Blue Cross Life.
  • "Blue Cross Canassurance is very pleased to join Blue Cross Life together with the other Canadian Blue Cross Plan members.
  • The Company is owned by four Shareholders, operating as Alberta Blue Cross, Saskatchewan Blue Cross, Manitoba Blue Cross, and Medavie Blue Cross.

AM Best Comments on Credit Ratings of Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada Following Canassurance Agreement

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Friday, December 6, 2019
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AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada (Blue Cross Life) (headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada) remain unchanged following its announcement of an alliance with the Canassurance Hospital Service Association (Canassurance), which will become effective Jan. 2, 2020.

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  • AM Best has commented that the Credit Ratings (ratings) of Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada (Blue Cross Life) (headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada) remain unchanged following its announcement of an alliance with the Canassurance Hospital Service Association (Canassurance), which will become effective Jan. 2, 2020.
  • Canassurrance will contribute capital to Blue Cross Life with the net effect of increasing risk-adjusted capitalization.
  • While the alliance with Canassurance gives Blue Cross Life a truly national footprint, AM Best notes Blue Cross Life will continue to be a niche provider of life and disability benefits in Canada.
  • The business model of Blue Cross Life remains unchanged as a manufacturer of life and accident and sickness insurance products, which are distributed by its owners.