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BCBS has not violated state’s do-not-call rules

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

(Updated 3:00 am)

Regarding the story, “Harrison wants Blue Cross probe” (Nov. 6): Rep. Pricey Harrison errs regarding the legality of Blue-Cross Blue Shield communicating with its customers via automated messages. Such communications are exempt from the state’s “do-not-call” registry law: (“G.S. 75-102(a) does not apply to telephone solicitations that are made to any telephone subscriber with whom the telephone solicitor has an established business relationship.”)

Would Rep. Harrison be making this complaint had Blue Cross Blue Shield communicated support for rather than opposition to the “controversial federal insurance legislation”?

Joseph E. Lyons
High Point

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Lakeshia

November 14, 2009 - 8:06 am EST

Great observation by this letter writter -

rightwingnemesis

November 14, 2009 - 11:07 am EST

I have to hand it to BC/BS....they have some large stones to give their customers a double digit rate increase AND ask them to support their near monopoly status in our state.

miktay

November 14, 2009 - 8:56 am EST

If you get one of those slick mailers from BCBS with the postage paid postcard to send to Sen. Hagan opposing health care reform, take a red sharpie and cross out oppose and write support in big red letters and send it on in to Sen. Hagan. You paid for the postcard. It should reflect your views.

Hagan's office is keeping track of the marked up cards. I have a feeling BCBS' mailer will end up backfiring on them.