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Blue Cross Officials Say North Carolina Financial Audit Is 'Flawed'.

By Jean P. Fisher, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 17--A new consultant's report on the potential impact of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's proposed for-profit conversion says the company hasn't made a clear, compelling argument for making the move and questions the high level of profit it already seeks.

But what really seems to have gotten under the collective skins of Blue Cross' leaders is the report authors' suggestion that the health insurer has been slow to provide the full range of infor

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