Blue Cross Customers At Risk For Identity Theft (WCBS-TV New York)
New Jersey's largest health insurance company is warning more than 300,000 members that some of their personal information was on a laptop computer that was stolen. Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield says the risk of identity theft is small because the data was protected by password.

Examination by National Expert Shows Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's Social Mission Contributions Totaled at ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
A report issued today by Avalere Health, an independent and nationally renowned health policy consultancy based in Washington, D.C., confirms that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan contributed at least $391 million to the people of Michigan in 2007 through an array of initiatives that further BCBSM's mission to improve access to health coverage at affordable prices.

Fernandez Appointed to Blue Cross Foundation Board (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation has named Frank Fernandez, JD, to its 13-member board of directors. The board directs the state's largest grantmaking foundation dedicated exclusively to improving health in Minnesota and includes five community representatives.

Blue Cross Blue Shield community service called exemplary (Detroit Free Press)
LANSING Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan spent $391 million last year for community health programs and reimbursements, four times more than the $80 million it received in state tax breaks, according to a report released Wednesday by a consultant hired by the company.