NCQA Awards Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado Its Highest Accreditation Status of Excellent (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced today that its HMO Colorado, Inc. plan has been awarded an Accreditation status of Excellent from the National Committee for Quality Assurance , an independent, non-profit organization that assesses and reports on the quality of the nation's managed care plans.

Independence Blue Cross Funds Web-Based School Wellness Program (SYS-CON Media)
Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious health epidemic. According to the American Obesity Association, 30 percent of children between the ages 6 and 11 are overweight and more than 15 percent are obese. Overweight children have an increased risk of developing diabetes, asthma, and emotional problems. Sadly, today's youth may be the first generation with a shorter lifespan than their ...

Blue Cross to donate $8,244 to wellness center (The Flint Journal)
FLINT - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan will donate $8,244 to the Northwestern Academy Wellness Center to help the school-based clinic provide weight-management and disease-prevention counseling.

Barrios offered Blue Cross Foundation position (Boston Globe)
A foundation that promotes health coverage in Massachusetts voted Tuesday to offer its presidency to Sen. Jarrett Barrios, an ambitious lawmaker who's championed public safety issues and vigorously defended the high court ruling allowing him and other homosexuals to marry.