Blue Cross retains state contract (Orlando Business Journal)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. will continue to manage the state's employee health insurance plan after winning a $91 million contract.

Parsippany will trade in state plan for Blue Cross (Morris Ledger)
Parsippany will pull out of the state medical plan next year in favor of private insurance that will give almost 600 municipal employees and retirees comparable or better benefits that Mayor Michael Luther said will cost taxpayers at least $700,000 less.

Blue Cross Keeps State Contract Worth $91 Million (RedNova)
By Urvaksh Karkaria, The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Sep. 1--Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida outbid two national insurers to hold on to a state government contract valued at $91 million.