Blue Cross, Care New England agree on 5-year deal (Boston Globe)
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Care New England network of hospitals have agreed on a new five-year contract.

$42,356 Grant From The Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of N.C. Foundation Funds Groundbreaking (MyNC.com)
Advocates for Health in Action (AHA), a collaborative working to make healthful eating and physical activity a way of life in Wake County, has received a $42,356 grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation to develop an infrastructure database showing locations of physical activity and healthful food choice opportunities.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Re-Examining Coverage Cuts For Surgeries, Including Obstetrics (Medical News Today)
An Office of Personnel Management official said Wednesday during a congressional hearing that OPM will not allow the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association to readjust changes in its health benefits plans for federal employees that would cut coverage for some surgeries, including obstetrical care, the Washington Post reports.

Blue Cross Ordered to Repay $12 Million (WTVC Chattanooga)
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine announced today that he has ordered Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. to make additional claims payments of $12 million for certain ambulance services rendered to its policyholders that were improperly reimbursed.