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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas/Anthem BCBS Proposed Acquisition
(2001-2003)

Most of these documents are in a PDF format and can be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• Kansas Supreme Court Decision Upholding Commissioner's Order
  (Issued Aug. 6, 2003)
  

• Summary of Kansas Supreme Court Decision
  (Issued Aug. 6, 2003)
  

• Commissioners Supreme Court Appellate Brief
  (Filed Aug 19, 2002)
  

• ORDERS ISSUED BY COMMISSIONER OF KANSAS INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
• Executive Summary of the Final Order
• Final Order - Issued Feb. 11, 2002
• Schedule of Proceedings
• Agreed Order and Joint Plan for Public Access
• Scheduling Order and Preliminary Public Comment Meeting Plan
  

• Post-Hearing Brief and Proposed Findings of BCBSKS
  • Brief
  • Findings
    

• Public Hearing Testimony BCBSKS
  • Brief of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. in Support of its Application for Approval of the Plan of Conversion
  • Executive Summary of Written Testimony Submitted by BCBSKS
    

• Pre-Filed Written Testimony BCBSKS
  • Paul G. Adams - Managing Director, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Inc.(PDF, 14 pages, 60k)
  • Henry N. Butler - Professor, Chapman University - (PDF, 17 pages, 50k)
  • Paul J.Feldstein - Professor, University of California Irvine Graduate School of Management -
    (PDF, 39 pages, 100k)
  • John W. Knack,Jr.- President and CEO, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas -
    (PDF, 15 pages, 63k)
  • Donald R. Lynn - Vice President of Finance, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas -
    (PDF, 13 pages, 52k)
  • Michael M. Mattox - Executive Vice President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas -
    (PDF, 11 pages, 52k)
  • Daniel J. McCarthy -Executive Vice President, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas -
    (PDF, 11 pages, 52k)
  • William H. Pitsenberger - Vice President/General Counsel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas -(PDF, 12 pages, 53k)
    

• Post-Hearing Brief and Proposed Findings of Anthem
  • Post-Hearing Brief and Proposed Findings of Anthem
    

• Public Hearing Testimony Anthem
  • Prehearing Memorandum of Anthem Insurance Company, Inc. in Support of its Application
  • Executive Summary of Pre-Filed Testimony
    

• Pre-Filed Written Testimony Anthem
  • Summary of David R. Frick- Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer, Anthem BCBS
  • Testimony of David R. Frick
  • Summary of Larry C. Glasscock - President and Chief Executive Officer, Anthem BCBS
  • Testimony of Larry C. Glasscock
  • Summary of Samuel R. Nussbaum,M.D. - Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Anthem BCBS
  • Testimony of Samuel R. Nussbaum,M.D.
  • Testimony of Donna O. Moore - Vice President, Health Care Management, Anthem BCBS
  • Summary of Michael L. Smith - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Anthem BCBS
  • Testimony of Michael L. Smith
    

• Post-Hearing Brief and Proposed Findings of Kansas Insurance Department Testimonial Team
  • Post-Hearing Brief and Proposed Findings of Kansas Insurance Department Testimonial Team
    

• Pre-Filed Written Testimony Kansas Insurance Department Testimonial Team
  • Testimonial Team's Pre-filed Brief
  • Testimony of Kathy Greenlee -General Counsel, Kansas Insurance Department
  • Testimony of David M. Platter - Senior Managing Director, Investment Banking Division, Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.
    • Fairness Opinion, Bear Stearns & Co., Inc.
  • Testimony of Kenneth M. Beck - Consulting Actuary and Senior Executive, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    • PWC Actuarial Opinion
  • Testimony of Mark H. Kovey - Consulting Tax Attorney, Scribner, Hall & Thompson, LLP
  • Testimony of Denise G. Essenberg and PWC Compensation Review Summary -Partner and Certified Public Accountant, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • Testimony of Sandra S. Hunt - Principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
    • Assessment of Market Impact of the Anthem, Inc. Purchase of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
      

• Post-Hearing Brief and Proposed Findings of Intervening Parties
  • Brief -Intervenors Kansas Medical Society and Kansas Hospital Association
  • Findings -Intervenors Kansas Medical Society and Kansas Hospital Association
  • Brief and Findings -Intervenors Kansas State Nurses Association and the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved
    
    

• Pre-Filed Written Testimony and Brief of Intervening Parties
  • Pre-filed Brief -Intervenors Kansas State Nurses Association and the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved
  • Executive Summary of Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved and the Kansas State Nurses Association
  • KAMU's and KSNA's Testimony of Dawn M. Touzin- Director, Community Health Assets Project
    • Supplement to Testimony of Dawn M. Touzin
  • Pre-filed Brief - Intervenors Kansas Medical Society and Kansas Hospital Association
  • Executive Summary of Kansas Medical Society and Kansas Hospital Association Testimony
  • Testimony of Marvin M. Fairbank - Director for Contracted Care, Stormont Vail Health Care
  • Implications for Health Care Providers Resulting from the Sale of Kansas Blue Cross Blue Shield - by Carl J. Schramm, Ph.D., J.D.
  • Intervenor attachment of Bear Stearns materials

• LEGAL NOTICE
  • Important Legal Notice About Blue Cross Conversion and Acquisition
  • Notice of Public Hearing
  • Notice of Public Comment Meetings to Provide Information and Elicit Public Comment on The Proposed Conversion and Acquisition of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
  • Order on Intervention
    

• POLICYHOLDER INFORMATION & INSTRUCTION GUIDES
  • Policyholder Information Statement - (PDF, 243 pages, 1MB)
  • Policyholder Instruction Guide - (PDF, 16 pages, 167K)
  • Plan 65 Policyholder Information - (PDF 3 pages, 64k)
  
  
  
• FILINGS OF BCBSKS AND/OR ANTHEM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
  • Plan of Conversion - (PDF, 21 pages, 102k)
    - Exhibit A - Actuarial Contribution Memorandum -
    (PDF, 16 pages, 57k)
    - Exhibit B - Restated Articles of Incorporation -
    (PDF, 2 pages, 12k)
    - Exhibit C - Bylaws - (PDF, 12 pages, 43k)
    - Exhibit D - Escrow Agreement - (PDF, 18 pages, 75k)
    

 

Kansas Insurance Department • 420 SW 9th Street • Topeka, Kansas 66612-1678 • E-mail: commissioner@ksinsurance.org
Phone: 785-296-3071 • Toll-free: 1-800-432-2484 (in Kansas only) • Fax: 785-296-7805