Blue Cross reports bulge in earnings (The Montana Standard)
HELENA Montana Blue Cross/Blue Shield, the state s largest health insurance company, reported $22 million in net income the first nine months of this year more than eight times its income at the same point last year.

Blue Cross settlement gives hospitals, clinics millions (Houston Chronicle)
Three children's hospitals and eight charity health care clinics throughout Texas will share in a $4.5 million settlement between the Texas attorney general and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas.