Independence Blue Cross ending PPO 65 Advantage

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Philadelphia Inquirer, October 8, 2009

Older Independence Blue Cross policyholders in three Philadelphia-area counties are receiving letters telling them that their Personal Choice PPO 65 Medicare Advantage plans will end at the close of the year. The decision affects 7,300 policyholders in Montgomery, Delaware, and Chester Counties in Pennsylvania.

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