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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Its Subsidiary]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating FSR to A- Excellent from A Excellent and issuer credit ratings ICR to "a-" from "a" of BCBSM, Inc., d/b/a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota BCBSM and its insurance subsidiary, HMO Minnesota d/b/a Blue Plus. In...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.; Upgrades Ratings of Capital Health Plan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings FSR of A Excellent and issuer credit ratings ICR of "a+" of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. BCBSF and its wholly owned subsidiary, Health Options, Inc. HOI (both of Jacksonville, FL). A.M. Best also has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms and Assigns Ratings to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Its Subsidiary]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- Excellent and assigned issuer credit ratings ICR of "a-" to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan BCBSM (Detroit, MI) and its subsidiary, Blue Care Network of Michigan (Southfield, MI). The outlook for all ratings is stable.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and Downgrades Ratings of MII Life; Revises Outlook to Negative]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating FSR of A Excellent and assigned issuer credit ratings ICR of "a" to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota BCBSM and its wholly owned subsidiary, HMO Minnesota (d/b/a Blue Plus) (both of Eagan, MN). A.M. Best has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.; Revises Outlook to Positive for Capital Health Plan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength ratings FSR of A Excellent and the issuer credit ratings ICR of "a+" of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. BCBSF and its wholly owned subsidiary, Health Options, Inc. HOI (both of Jacksonville, FL). A.M. Best has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A- Excellent of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan BCBSMI (Detroit, MI) and its subsidiary, Blue Care Network of Michigan (Southfield, MI). The outlook for the rating is stable.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Takes Various Rating Actions on Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida and Its Subsidiaries]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the debt rating to "a-" from "bbb+" for the $149 million 8.25% surplus notes due 2011 of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. BCBSFL (Jacksonville, FL). A.M. Best has also upgraded the issuer credit rating ICR to "a+" from "a"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Assigns Rating to Association D'Hospitalisation Canassurance and Canassurance Compagnie D'Assurance.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J., Feb 8, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- A.M. Best  Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A- Excellent to  Association D'Hospitalisation Canassurance and Canassurance  Compagnie D'Assurance (d/b/a Quebec Blue Cross and Ontario   OLDWICK, N.J., Feb 8, 2006 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- A.M....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A Excellent from A- Excellent of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, A Mutual Insurance Company ABCBS (Little Rock, AR). The rating outlook is stable.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A.M. Best Upgrades Rating of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas and Its Subsidiaries]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has upgraded the financial strength rating to A Excellent from A- Excellent of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. BCBSKS (Topeka, KS) and its subsidiaries, Advance Insurance Company of Kansas and Premier Health, Inc. d/b/a Premier Blue. The rating outlook is stable.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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