WellPoint, Inc. is the largest health benefits company in terms of medical
membership in the United States. WellPoint is an independent licensee of the
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and serves its members as the Blue
Cross licensee for California; the Blue Cross and Blue Shield licensee for
Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (excluding
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If you were raising money for a children’s hospital, would you rather have some of Colts owner Jim Irsay’s money or quarterback Peyton Manning’s name?
On Friday, the Irsay family and the Indianapolis Colts donated $1 million to Riley Hospital for Children. The cash gift — unveiled during a news conference at the Downtown hospital — is part of a $175 million fundraising drive by Riley Children’s Foundation.
On the Far Northside, a year ago St. Read the rest of this entry »

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) received the endorsement of six women’s rights organizations on Tuesday, the
reports. According to the
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said that Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain’s (Ariz.) selection of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate “does not make up” for McCain’s “lack of support” on issues important to women.
Eleanor Smeal, chair of the Feminist Read the rest of this entry »