10/22/2008 News For: Blue Shield Quote FloridaBUSINESS HONOR: AARP recognizes Horizon Blue Cross Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey was named one of the 50 best employers in the United States for workers over 50 by the AARP. WellPoint 3Q earnings down 5.4 percent Health Insurer WellPoint Inc., parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky, reported that third-quarter net income declined 5.4 percent, primarily on investment losses. WLP WellPoint earnings fall as investments decline A shaky financial market helped push WellPoint Inc.'s third-quarter profit down more than 5 percent, but company leaders said Wednesday tough times could create buying opportunities for the insurer. The operator of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans said... Health Care Service Corporation to Acquire TMG Health in Support of Government Business Growth Strategy Health Care Service Corporation , which operates the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, has entered into an agreement to acquire TMG Health, the nation's leading provider of business process outsourcing for Medicare, Medicaid and group retiree health plans. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Celebrates 10 Years of Programs to Promote Children's Healthy Eating and ... At the "Celebrating 10 Years With You" conference today, hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts BCBSMA, the state's largest health insurer turned the spotlight on the public and private sector successes that have promoted healthy eating and activities for youths and their families across the Commonwealth over the past decade. St. Francis site has Anthem update Indianapolis The Sisters of St. Francis Health Services -- which is threatening to leave Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's provider network -- has established a Web site to provide information to its patients covered by Anthem policies. The new site, stfrancis-anthem.blogspot.com, provides updates and background information regarding St. Francis' plans to leave Anthem's provider network ... VMware Platform Helps Independence Blue Cross Improve Performance and System Reliability VMware, Inc. NYSE:VMW, the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that Independence Blue Cross IBC, the largest health insurer in Philadelphia, is using VMware's industry-leading datacenter virtualization and management suite, VMware Infrastructure 3, to improve the efficiency of its business operations. |

