Agency urges hearing for Blue Cross rate hike plan (Detroit Free Press)
Michigan's insurance regulation agency today joined Attorney General Mike Cox to request a public hearing to examine a rate hike sought by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan affecting 400,000 Michiganders who buy their own health insurance.

Premera Blue Cross Recognized as an American Heart Association Start! Fit-Friendly Company (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash.----Premera Blue Cross has been recognized as a Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company by the American Heart Association's Start! movement for helping employees eat better and move more.

4,000 Blue Cross bonuses (Detroit Free Press)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan gave bonuses in May to 4,000 nonunion workers, including its top executives, just months after announcing mounting multimillion-dollar losses and plans to eliminate 1,000 jobs.

Blue Cross Hit With Multi-Million Dollar Suit (Georgia Public Broadcasting News)
The state s largest health insurer faces a class action lawsuit from some Georgia surgery centers that could cost it tens of millions of dollars. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the suit is against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia. It alleges the company discouraged customer visits to out-of-network providers by reimbursing those providers at a fraction of "usual and customary" ...