About: Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS, BCBSA) is a federation, or supraorganization, of, in 2022, 34 independent and locally operated BCBSA companies that provide health insurance in the United States to more than 106 million people. It was formed in 1982 from the merger of its two namesake organizations: Blue Cross was founded in 1929 and became the Blue Cross Association in 1960, while Blue Shield emerged in 1939 and the Blue Shield Association was created in 1948.

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  • Die Blue Cross Blue Shield Association ist ein Bündnis aus 36 eigenständigen Krankenversicherern der Vereinigten Staaten. Die einzelnen Unterorganisationen treten hierbei als Lizenznehmer auf, die die exklusiven Rechte an der Verwendung des Blue Cross oder Blue Shield-Namens in ihrem jeweiligen Operationsgebiet besitzen. Der größte Lizenznehmer ist die . Ein weiterer großer Lizenznehmer ist die börsennotierte Anthem, Inc. Nach eigenen Angaben ist jeder dritte US-Amerikaner über Blue Cross Blue Shield krankenversichert. Der Vorgänger der Blue Cross-Organisation wurde 1929 in Dallas gegründet und bot zu Beginn Gesundheitsleistungen für Angestellte der Baylor University an. In den Folgejahren expandierte Blue Cross auf nationaler Ebene. Blue Shield wurde in den 1930er Jahren an der US-Westküste von Arbeitgebern der Forst- und Montanindustrie gegründet, um den Arbeitern eine grundlegende Gesundheitsversorgung zu gewährleisten. Ab 1965 wurden Blue Cross und Blue Shield von der US-Regierung mit der Abwicklung des Medicare-Programms betraut. 1982 fusionierten Blue Cross und Blue Shield zur Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Im Rahmen des versichern Blue Cross und Blue Shield fünf Millionen Staatsbedienstete und Pensionäre. (de)
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS, BCBSA) is a federation, or supraorganization, of, in 2022, 34 independent and locally operated BCBSA companies that provide health insurance in the United States to more than 106 million people. It was formed in 1982 from the merger of its two namesake organizations: Blue Cross was founded in 1929 and became the Blue Cross Association in 1960, while Blue Shield emerged in 1939 and the Blue Shield Association was created in 1948. Commonly called "The Blues" within the healthcare insurance industry, the organization has two offices, one in Chicago and one in Washington, D.C. The main office is in Chicago in the Illinois Center at 225 North Michigan Avenue. The BCBSA claims to control access to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield trademarks and names across the United States and in more than 170 other countries, which it then licenses to the affiliated companies for specific, exclusive geographic service areas. It has affiliated plans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, as well as licensees offering plans in several foreign countries; it also participates in the nationwide health insurance program for employees of the United States federal government. The BCBSA manages communications between its members and the operating policies required to be a licensee of the trademarks. This permits each BCBSA company to offer nationwide insurance coverage even though it operates only in its designated service area. (en)
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  • 501(c)(4) public welfare organization
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  • Logo of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (en)
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  • Headquarters of one of the member Blues, HCSC, in Chicago. (en)
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  • Kim Keck (en)
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  • BC and BS Foundation on Health Care (en)
  • BCBSA Services Inc (en)
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  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBS, BCBSA) is a federation, or supraorganization, of, in 2022, 34 independent and locally operated BCBSA companies that provide health insurance in the United States to more than 106 million people. It was formed in 1982 from the merger of its two namesake organizations: Blue Cross was founded in 1929 and became the Blue Cross Association in 1960, while Blue Shield emerged in 1939 and the Blue Shield Association was created in 1948. (en)
  • Die Blue Cross Blue Shield Association ist ein Bündnis aus 36 eigenständigen Krankenversicherern der Vereinigten Staaten. Die einzelnen Unterorganisationen treten hierbei als Lizenznehmer auf, die die exklusiven Rechte an der Verwendung des Blue Cross oder Blue Shield-Namens in ihrem jeweiligen Operationsgebiet besitzen. Der größte Lizenznehmer ist die . Ein weiterer großer Lizenznehmer ist die börsennotierte Anthem, Inc. Nach eigenen Angaben ist jeder dritte US-Amerikaner über Blue Cross Blue Shield krankenversichert. (de)
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