Louisiana Business: Small Business, N.O. Press Club, Sidney Torres, College Guns, Blue Cross (Bayou Buzz)
March 24, 2009 @ 2:14 pm

Cox criticizes Blue Cross policy changes (Detroit Free Press)
Major changes to be made by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan in benefits and pricing of policies purchased by new customers will make it difficult for consumers with health problems to buy insurance, Attorney General Mike Cox said Friday in a letter to legislative leaders.

Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON -- The health insurance industry offered Tuesday for the first time to curb its controversial practice of charging higher premiums to people with a history of medical problems. The offer from America's Health Insurance Plans and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is a potentially significant shift in the debate over reforming the nation's health care system to rein in costs ...