Celebrating the Blues Today


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Today, the Blue System is leading the way in ensuring coverage and affordability through research, innovative product design, education, and consumer engagement.

BlueCard®: The BlueCard Program enables members to obtain healthcare services while traveling or living in another Plan's service area, receiving the same benefits provided by their home Plan. The program provides a single electronic network for claims processing and reimbursement among Plans.

 

TEC Program: The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association founded the Technology Evaluation Center (TEC), pioneering the development of scientific criteria for assessing medical technologies.

 

WalkingWorksSM: The Blue System's Healthcare Cost Campaign launched WalkingWorks, a program that combines health promotion with consumer education to help the public integrate more walking into their daily routines, reducing the likelihood of costly future health problems.

 

BlueWorldwide ExpatSM: BlueWorldwide Expat provides worldwide medical coverage for expatriate workers in U.S.-based companies doing business abroad, helping to meet the global business needs of corporate America.

Today the Blue System is leading the way to healthcare affordability through research, education and consumer engagement, innovative product design, and working to reduce the number of uninsured Americans. As we celebrate 75 years of covering America , we can all take pride in our legacy of landmark achievements in healthcare.