Carlson Executive Joins Blue Cross Board of Trustees (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Jim Porter, executive vice president of human resources for Carlson, has been elected to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota board of trustees. Blue Cross operates under the guidance of the board which oversees the organization's work as a nonprofit health service plan corporation.

Blue Cross & 7 Louisiana Hospitals Fail To Reach Agreement (KTVE/FOX 14 Monroe)
After six months of negotiations, Blue Cross Blue shield and seven Louisiana hospitals have failed to reach an agreement. This means in a few days, thousands across the ark-la-miss will no longer be fully covered to receive services at those hospitals...including St. Francis.

Blue Cross, Our Lady Health System Part Ways (WDSU New Orleans)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Come February, hospitals and clinics in the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System will no longer be considered "in-network" providers for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana - unless there is a new development in stalled contract negotiations.