Blue Cross of California Pays Out Over $69 Million in Physician Bonus Incentives (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Blue Cross of California today announced physician bonus incentives as part of its 2006 HMO Quality Scorecard program, continuing its commitment to promoting quality, affordable health care to Californians.

Blue Cross Promotes Herson to Vice President and Medical Director, Major Account and Consumer Strategy (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Patrick Herson, M.D. has been named vice president and medical director of major accounts and consumer strategy for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.

American Idols fail to bring originality to Blue Cross Arena (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Reviewer: The American Idol concert at Blue Cross Arena was more like American Impersonation. For the record, 2007 runner-up Blake Lewis was far and away the most talented of this bunch, using tape-loop effects with his guitar in U2's "With Or Without You," howling away on Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name" and throwing in some impressive human beat box.

Blue Cross, Blue Shield Renews Technology Services Contract (Arkansas Business)
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, the largest health insurer in the state, renews its contract with Benefitfocus, a South Carolina-based technology group that automates enrollment, data exchange, and billing processes online.