Tenet hospitals, Blue Cross reach major managed-care contract (Los Angeles Business Journal)
Tenet Healthcare Corp. said Friday it's entered into a new multi-year agreement with Blue Cross of California, Tenet's second largest managed-care payer nationally. (THC) (WLP)

Blue Cross splits part of parking garage (Detroit Free Press)
A popular entryway off I-375 to Detroit's downtown and Greektown is changing as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan demolishes part of its 37-year-old parking deck at its headquarters on West Lafayette, replacing it with a park and surface lot. The 1971 deck had deteriorated, but the north portion remains sound and will be renovated for 379 cars.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Announces Proposal To Expand Health Insurance To Two-Thirds Of Uninsured Residents (Medical News Today)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association officials on Wednesday announced a five-point proposal that seeks to expand health insurance to two-thirds of the 47 million U.S. residents who lack coverage, CQ HealthBeat reports. The proposal focuses on private and public cooperation; incentives, rather than mandates; and improvement of the current health insurance system, rather than new forms of coverage.