Flack continues as Blue Cross sets two-tiered hospital network. (Blue Cross of California) From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: January 15, 1996| Author: Shinkman, Ronald | COPYRIGHT 1996 CBJ, L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Blue Cross of California ended months of anxious anticipation when it announced selections for its new two-tiered hospital network. But criticism of the Woodland Hills-based health plan's already-maligned selection process has only grown since the hospitals were named earlier this month.

Industry observers charge that the revamped network, which places hospitals in two tiers, was based more on the hospitals' willingness to cut prices rather than the quality of care provided....

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