Blue Shield of California | California Health Insurance
Blue Shield of California is an independent member of the Blue Shield Association. Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan is an HMO and HMO D-SNP plan…
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Are Blue Cross and Blue Shield the same in California?
Blue Cross and Blue Shield may be merged under the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association in the majority of states. In California, however, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are two separate—and competing—health insurance companies with large networks.
Is Anthem Blue Cross the same as Blue Cross of California?
In California Anthem Blue Cross is the trade name of Blue Cross of California. Anthem Blue Cross and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company are independent licensees of the Blue Cross Association.
Can you use Blue Cross Blue Shield California in any state?
The BlueCard® Program gives your employees access to covered services–including emergency and urgent care–almost everywhere in the United States and in 170 countries.
Is Blue Shield of California a PPO or HMO?
PPO
Thank you for choosing Blue Shield.
You have access to our Exclusive PPO Network, which is the only statewide PPO network and includes more than 50,000 doctors and 350 hospitals across California.
Blue Shield of California – LinkedIn
Blue Shield of California is a tax-paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with 4.7 million members, 7,800 employees, and $22.9…
Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California is a mutual benefit corporation and health plan founded in 1939 by the California Medical Association.
Blue Shield of California Wikipedia
| Type | Non-profit health plan (tax exempt status removed in 2014) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 1938 (created) 1939 (incorporated) |
| Founder | California Medical Association |
| Headquarters | 601 12th Street Oakland, California |
| Key people | Paul Markovich, President and chief executive |
| Revenue |  $21.8 billion USD (2020) |
| Net income | $680 million USD (2020) |
| Members | 4.5 million (2021) |
| Number of employees | 7,500 (2021) |
| Website | blueshieldca.com |
Network
Blue Shield of California’s provider network currently includes 65,000 physicians and more than 340 hospitals statewide.
In the California Healthcare Quality Report Card 2009 Edition, Blue Shield of California received 3 out of 4 stars in Meeting National Standards of Care and 2 out of 4 stars in How Members Rate Their HMO.
