NU Online News Service, Oct. 8, 2004, 5:19 p.m. EDT
Moody’s Investors Service, New York, might raise the debt rating of the company that controls the Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, Texas and New Mexico.[@@]
The company has placed the debt rating of Health Care Service Corp., Chicago, under review for possible upgrade.
Moody’s has given Health Care Service a Baa1 rating on its senior unsecured debt and an A3 rating on its insurance financial strength.