Illinois Blue Cross loses Wal-Mart contract (Chicago Tribune)
Claims administration, customer service going to Arkansas plan in 2010 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois , the state's largest health insurer, soon will no longer administer claims and provide customer service to employees of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, losing the business to another Blue Cross plan in Arkansas.

Fairview reaches deal with Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Pioneer Press)
A last-minute deal announced Thursday will keep Fairview Health Services in the insurance network of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota.