Massachusetts Blue Cross' Blues

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BOSTON – After receiving a handful of complaints about its current TV campaign for its HMO Blue brand, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts has pulled the ads off the air. The humorous campaign broke in April, featuring spokesperson Wayne Federman comparing the prices consumers pay for such commodities as pizzas and hotel rooms to what members of HMO Blue pay for healthcare. ‘You have a pizza delivered,’ he says, ‘That would be $14.



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