Health Care Service Corporation Highlights Record Volunteerism And Support For Thousands Of Community Organizations

CHICAGO -- In 2015, Social Responsibility Report (SRR), released today:

  • More than 6,300 employees volunteered a record 107,450 hours in local communities throughout Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, where HCSC operates, resulting in more than $284,000 in matching funds for 265 organizations – a new milestone for the company;
  • HCSC invested more than $13 million in nonprofit partners in its Healthy Kids, Healthy Families® initiative and other charitable programs. Healthy Kids, Healthy Families, which teams with nonprofit organizations focused on nutrition, physical activity, disease prevention and management, and supporting safe environments, reached more than 3.2 million children in 2015 and has provided more than 19 million health and wellness services to children and their families in Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas since 2011.
  • 10 percent of the company's electricity supply came from renewable sources such as wind or solar panels, Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.

A Mutual Legal Reserve Company, HCSC is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is committed to helping improve the health and well-being of the communities it serves. For nearly 80 years, that commitment has been reflected through social responsibility efforts that include corporate giving, local community relations, volunteerism, diversity and inclusion, ethics and compliance, wellness and sustainability initiatives. As of 2015, our signature initiative, Healthy Kids, Healthy Families has provided more than 19 million health and wellness services to children and their families through support in areas of nutrition, physical activity, disease prevention and management, and supporting safe environments. To learn more about HCSC's social responsibility efforts please visit www.hcsc2015srr.com.

1 Based on assessment of claims data from Blue Cross and Blue Shield members receiving asthma care at least once from 28 participating Illinois and New Mexico clinic locations and who were continuously enrolled from one year before the project to 12 months post intervention (3 years of continuous enrollment).

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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is an association of 35 independent, locally operated Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield companies.