Lake Forest Hospital, Blue Cross ink new pact (Lake County News Sun)
Lake Forest Hospital said Tuesday it has signed a new multi-year contract with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois. The reimbursement contract is effective through 2010 and includes all inpatient care, outpatient services, skilled nursing care and home-care services provided by Lake Forest Hospital. The hospital began its medical insurance relationship with Blue Cross in 1957.

ND Blue Cross Dumps Plan to Cut Medical Payments (KQCD-TV Dickinson)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota says it won`t be cutting payments this year to hospitals and other medical providers. The Fargo health insurer had notified health care providers to prepare for cutting this year`s payments by 2.5 percent, starting August 1.

Blue Cross Of NC Launches E-Prescribing Campaign (NBC 17 Raleigh)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is making electronic prescribing more accessible to doctors in the state with Tuesday s launch of a new ePrescribing website.