Blue Cross seeks rate hike for Direct (The Providence Journal)
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has applied for single-digit increases in its Direct Pay plans, which provide coverage for an estimated 14,500 individuals who do not get health insurance through an employer.

Blue Cross, Pennington join forces in fight against obesity (Southwest Daily News)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center has announced the launch of the Louisiana 2 Step, a statewide public health campaign using advertising and public relations messages to encourage Louisiana residents to take two small daily steps toward better health.

Quinnipiac University to buy Anthem Blue Cross campus (WTNH-TV New Haven)
(North Haven-WTNH, Jan. 17, 2007 5:43 PM) _ Quinnipiac University is expanding again, with plans to set up a graduate education center in North Haven. The university is taking over the Anthem Blue Cross - Blue Shield corporate park that sits along I-91 just up the road from Quinnipiac's main campus in Hamden.

Blue Cross of Vt. to Hire Outside Expert (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont has agreed to hire an outside examiner to review its administrative expenses, after state regulators rejected the company's request to raise its administrative fees by 21 percent.