ANALYSIS: Blue Cross, Blue Shield get richer by borrowing playbook of corporate insurers

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Examining the soaring profits of the nonprofit Blues

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"… ut they do lavish a big chunk of their premium revenue on themselves. Take BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee as an example.Last year was a very good year for the Tennessee Blues. It r …"

"… y lawmakers and consumer advocates a few years back to reduce its surplus, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee decided instead to spend $300 million on a new 950,000 square-foot headqua …"