Blue Cross working very well with CCMH on clinic billing (Boonville Daily News)
Cooper County Memorial Hospital Chief Financial Officer Brenda Campbell told the hospital board of trustees Wednesday that the most of the problems between the hospital and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Missouri have been resolved. The hospital had been in ongoing negotiations over Blue Cross willingness to pay for services at the rural health clinic.

Blue Cross group takes issue with governor's plans / Advertisements have warnings of 'unintended consequences' (San Francisco Chronicle)
Blue Cross of California, the state's largest health insurer, has begun a media campaign to sway public opinion against certain health care reforms proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other lawmakers. The Coalition for Responsible Healthcare...

National Rating Agency Boosts Premera Blue Cross Financial Strength Rating from Good to Excellent (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, Wash.----A.M. Best Co. today announced it has upgraded the financial strength rating for Premera Blue Cross to A- from B++ . The rating applies to Premera's business operations in both Washington and Alaska.

Physicians Argue Proposed Federal Settlement Could Kill Separate Case Against Blue Cross (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Florida physicians will argue in federal court today that a proposed $180 million Blue Cross and Blue Shield settlement in a physician-brought class action should not block their separate class action based on a state reimbursement law.