Blue Cross seeks rate increases for nongroup policyholders (Philadelphia Daily News)
Independence Blue Cross is seeking rate increases in the 20-to-50 percent range for 33,000 nongroup policyholders.

Cox seeks hearing on planned Blue Cross rate hike (Detroit News)
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox is challenging rate hikes proposed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on nearly 200,000 senior customers who buy the insurer's Medigap plans.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare Announce Contract Renewal (redOrbit)
ATLANTA, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGA) and Piedmont Healthcare announced today that they have reached agreement on a three-year contract, effective August 1, 2009. Under the agreement, BCBSGA HMO/POS and PPO members can continue to access Piedmont Healthcare as an in-network provider, including services from Piedmont Clinic physicians, Piedmont Hospital in ...

Cox challenges Blue Cross of Mich. rate proposals (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Attorney General Mike Cox is challenging rate increases proposed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for health insurance plans covering about 400,000 people who buy their own policies.