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Written by frank vanderlugt
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About The Blue Cross
Blue Cross was started in 1929 by Justin Ford Kimball, at Baylor University in Dallas, Texas.
It was developed to guarantee teachers 21 days of hospital care for $6 a year.
Later on the plan was enlarged to other people in the Dallas area and then throughout the country.
In 1939 the term Blue Cross was used to include other plans as well.
Blue Cross is a name used by an association of health insurance plans throughout the United States.
It was developed in 1929, by Justin Ford Kimball, at Baylor University in Dallas, Texas. The first plan guaranteed teachers The plan was extended to other employee groups in Dallas, and then nationally. The American Hospital Association (AHA) adopted the Blue Cross symbol in 1939 as the emblem for plans meeting certain standards.
So as it stands today Blue Cross is an independent membership association working on a service basis and providing protection against the costs mainly of hospital care. Benefit payments are made directly to the hospital. Benefits vary among various Blue Cross associations.
And then there is Blue Shield which, rather than covering hospital care, provides protection on a service basis against the cost of surgical and medical care in a limited geographical area.
The actual Blue Cross, which was a blue Greek Cross, was created by the artist Joseph Binder under the auspices of E A van Steenwijk who was the Company secretary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.
The Blue Cross began now to be used in other parts of the country as well.
At present it is a national trade organization linking 40 health insurance companies in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico together.
Supposedly, Blue Cross operations are considered to happen as franchises in specifically designated regions. At present these services are available in every state wihin the United States and every Canadian province
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Written by Peter Murphy
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Do you ever have those days at your job when everything just seems pointless? It is the same old thing day in and day out, and you wonder why you are doing what you are doing for a living.
Well, believe it or not, this happens to everyone at some point or another. Even with the most rewarding careers, life can start to get boring and hum drum after time.
So how does a person obtain and maintain motivation at work? Set your goals to get specific jobs and projects done at your workplace. Give yourself deadlines to meet these goals. Sometimes a project is so overwhelming that it is hard to get motivated to do it.
The bottom line is, if you value your job, you need to set standards and goals to get your responsibilities completed. Also, a positive attitude is extremely important. It spreads to the other co-workers, too.
As a manager, your responsibility is to get specific jobs done through the employees. So the same goes as with the employee. Setting goals is the first step to motivating yourself and your staff.
Another issue is rules, regulations and policies. We have to have some rules and guidelines to follow, however, sometimes we have too many rules and some do not even make sense to us. It is a good idea to put into place only rules and policies that are a necessity for the good of the cause.
Make the rules published so that the employees can see and know them. Explain to them and educate them on why the rule has to be followed. It just makes sense to teach them instead of trying to force them into following the rules.
Have discussions on policies and rules with the staff. Be open minded to any feedback they might have as well. Listen to ideas of the employees. Basically, be a team with them, and not above them.
Reward your employees for a job well done. They have put their time and effort into a particular project and they deserve a reward. Rewards are motivation for us. It could be a monetary bonus, a raise, a promotion, a small gift, or even words of affirmation. But they do need to hear that they have done well.
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Written by Jack Reider Sr
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Though the bible has been sometimes discredited by those who do not believe, it is one of the good and reliable sources for finding out how to live happily. Here, I have outlined some of the lessons I have picked up from the story of the flood and Noahs Ark in a slightly humouristic tone.
1) Whatever you do, pay attention that you do not miss the boat.
2) Remember that you are not alone because everyone is in the same boat with you.
3) You need to look into the future and plan for it. Remember that when Noah started building the ark, it had not started raining.
4) Keep healthy and fit because even when you have reached the golden age of six-hundred years, someone might approach you and ask you to perform something really big, grand and important.
5) Ignore those that criticise you and instead just keep your eye on the job that you need to get done.
6) Build your future on a very high ground.
7) If you wish to be safe, alsways travel in pairs.
8) Though you might think that speed is a great advantage, it is not necessarily so because on Noahs Ark the cheetahs were on the same boat with the snails.
9) Feeling stressed out? Float around for a while.
10) (This is really funny!) Note that while the Ark was built by an amateur, the Titanic was built by professionals.
To sum up, I recommend you lead a good and happy life by doing what you like, while not harming others and while looking to your interests in the future.
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