Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine has formed a partnership with Medical Networ

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine has formed a partnership with Medical Network Inc, a Portland-based network of 650 doctors, to create a statewide organization designed to manage the delivery and cost of health care -- The joint venture is part of a move by Blue Cross to shift most of its 450,000 customers to some form of managed care, and will involve the creation of a system in which primary-care doctors and specialists work together -- Detail