Independence Blue Cross Enhances SMART(R) Registry (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
This month, primary care physicians across the region are receiving new and improved electronic medical reports about their patients from Independence Blue Cross . To support high- quality patient care, IBC is providing physicians with enhanced data about members with chronic conditions, the first such tailored medical reports in the Philadelphia area.

Blue Cross Honored for Service Excellence in Federal Employee Plan (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association has recognized Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota with its 2006 Plan Excellence Award for Service in its Federal Employee Program , which covers approximately 67,000 Minnesotans.

Anthem extends coverage (Colorado Springs Gazette)
Employers with one to 50 employees can offer health care benefits to employees with same-sex domestic partners and their dependents as part of a new policy from Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

Independence Blue Cross, Crozer-Keystone talks stall (BizJournals)
Crozer-Keystone Health System, the largest health-care provider in Delaware County, Pa., and Independence Blue Cross, the region's largest health insurer, have reached an impasse on negotiations for a new contract.