Blue Cross proposal met with skepticism (Telegraph)
SPRINGFIELD - Small businesses should be required to offer, but not pay for, health insurance for their workers, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois proposed Wednesday.

Blue Cross wants law forcing small biz health plans (Crane's Chicago Business)
(Crain's) -- Many small businesses would be required to offer their workers health insurance under a proposal put forth Wednesday by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Illinois. Blue Cross is proposing legislation that calls for businesses that employ two to 50 workers to offer a basic health plan, ...

Deal on horizon for Blue Cross (Tri-Valley Herald)
Patients in the East Bay received some encouraging news Wednesday from John Muir hospitals and Blue Cross, which agreed to ensure treatment of patients with certain pre-existing conditions.

Blue Cross, John Muir Health extend negotiations (BizJournals)
Blue Cross of California and John Muir Health agreed Thursday to extend negotiations for a hospital services contract for at least another week, rather than split if they did not reach an agreement by midnight Friday.