Tenet Reaches Agreement with Blue Cross of California (Centre Daily Times)
Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE:THC) announced today that it has entered into a new multi-year agreement with Blue Cross of California, which is Tenet's second largest managed care payer nationally. The contract will be effective Feb. 1, 2008. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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 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.