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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association – Wikipedia
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.
| Founded | 1929; 93 years ago |
|---|---|
| Tax ID no. | 13-5656874 |
| Legal status | 501(c)(4) public welfare organization |
| Location | Michigan Plaza Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates |  41.8864516°N 87.6239771°WCoordinates: 41.8864516°N 87.6239771°W |
| Products | Health insurance PPOs and HMOs |
| President and CEO | Kim Keck |
| Subsidiaries | Health Services Foundation BC and BS Foundation on Health Care BCBSA Services Inc |
| Revenue (2014) | $457,383,677 |
| Expenses (2014) | $449,635,361 |
| Employees (2014) | 1,253 |
| Website | www.bcbs.com |
Regional member organizations
Single-state and regional member include the following organizations.
- BlueCross BlueShield of Alabama
- Blue Shield of California
- BlueCross BlueShield of Florida (branded as Florida Blue)[23]
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina
- BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
- Capital Blue Cross (Central Pennsylvania)
- Capital Health Plan (Big Bend region of Florida)
- Florida Health Care Plans
- Hawaii Medical Service Association
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Independence Blue Cross (Philadelphia, Southeastern Pennsylvania)
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