Independence Blue Cross Launches First Annual National Walk @ Lunch Day in Philadelphia (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Independence Blue Cross will host Philadelphia's first National Walk @ Lunch Day on Wednesday, April 30 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., encouraging Philadelphians to use their lunch break for walking, and demonstrating how easy it is to fit regular exercise into a busy lifestyle.

Senators offer opposing views on Blue Cross reform (Farmington Observer)
State Sen. Tom George, R-Kalamazoo, says he wants "to turn the screws" on Blue Cross Blue Shield to "make them fulfill their mission." George is chairman of the Senate Health Policy Committee which is holding hearings on legislation to reform medical insurance laws in Michigan for the individual market. The House bills, HB 5282-5285, were passed in October with a large bipartisan majority. The ...