Blue Companies News Archive

Blue Cross Foundation Awards Connect For Health Challenge Grants ›

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation today announced that 22 projects have been funded through the Connect for Health Challenge.

Community Blue Plan Enhanced With Lower-Cost, High-Quality Women’s Healthcare  ›

Blue Cross & Blue Shield Of Rhode Island Introduces New Health Plan For Large Employer Market ›

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) today announced the introduction of a new health plan, called VantageBlue, to the large employer market. VantageBlue allows employers to keep their workforce healthy while keeping costs low with innovative features such as $0 copays for all Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) visits and $2 copays for select diabetes, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drugs.

Schools Have Until Oct. 15 To Apply For Share Of $150,000 In Healthy Habits For Life Grants From The Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Kansas Foundation ›

School personnel – including nurses, teachers and administrators – interested in helping their students adopt healthy habits have until Oct. 15 to apply for a Healthy Habits for Life grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Foundation.

Blue Cross Of Idaho Names Zelda Geyer-Sylvia Interim President And CEO  ›

2012 Blue And You Fitness Challenge Winners Announced ›

Groups from 32 states gathered as the “friends of fitness” were revealed as winners of the 2012 Blue and You Fitness Challenge during ceremonies held today at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock.

2012 Blue And You Fitness Challenge Winners Announced  ›

WellPoint Recognized For Its Commitment To Its Hispanic Associate Resource Group ›

WellPoint (NYSE: WLP) announced today that its Hispanic employee group SOMOS has been recognized by the Association of Diversity Councils as a 2012 Top 25 Diversity Council Honors AwardTM recipient. This marks the second year WellPoint has been included in this list of awardees.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Massachusetts And The Retailers Association Of Massachusetts Announce New Partnership To Help Small Businesses ›

Five popular high quality health plan options from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) will soon be available to thousands of small businesses statewide through the Retailers Association of Massachusetts' group purchasing cooperative. The lower cost health care plans will offer additional savings of 3% and will be coupled with an enhanced wellness program to encourage employees in small businesses to become healthier and more engaged in their health care decisions.

Highmark Inc. And Its Subsidiary Companies Provide More Than $2.1 Million To Support Education Programs In Pennsylvania ›

Highmark Inc., in partnership with its subsidiary companies Davis Vision, Gateway Health Plan, Highmark Health Insurance Company, HM Insurance Group, Keystone Health Plan West and United Concordia Dental, recently provided $2.1 million in grants to organizations dedicated to disseminating educational and scholarship programs for youth in Pennsylvania.

Highmark makes change to hospital pay-for-performance program to place more emphasis on decreasing preventable readmissions ›

To help improve member care, Highmark’s Quality Blue pay-for-performance hospital program now requires all participating hospitals to measure and reduce the number of hospital readmissions. Beginning this month, the program, which had previously allowed hospitals to choose any of the program indicators, will now require all participating hospitals to measure this important indicator in addition to their regular selections.

New Report: Most Upstate NY Adults Diagnosed With High Blood Pressure Follow Recommended Care, But Many Don’t ›

While many upstate New York adults diagnosed with high blood pressure take steps to control the condition, thousands are putting their health at risk by failing to do what they can to manage it, according to a new Excellus BlueCross BlueShield report.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Warns of Heat Dangers During Summer Exercise ›

Regular physical activity is healthy, but during the summer months, it can also be deadly. At least two Texas high school students died after football practice during last year's excessive heat wave. In addition, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) covered about 44,000 heat-related medical claims. That was 6,000 more than the year before at a cost of $22 Million. This summer, the insurer is warning all Texans to take proper precautions when exercising or engaging in other strenuous activity outdoors.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware Renamed Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware ›

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware is now Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware (Highmark Delaware). This change reflects Highmark Delaware's affiliation with Pennsylvania-based Highmark Inc., (Highmark), which was approved by the Delaware Department of Insurance in December 2011.

Blue Cross Foundation Names Finalists in Connect for Health Challenge ›

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation today announced the three finalists for a $100,000 grant through the Connect for Health Challenge. Minnesotans will have the opportunity to select which organization will receive the grant.

WellPoint Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Amerigroup ›

WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) and Amerigroup Corporation (NYSE: AGP) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement through which WellPoint will acquire Amerigroup, one of the nation’s leading managed care companies that is focused on meeting the health care needs of financially vulnerable Americans. This combination brings together two premier organizations with a common goal of creating better health care quality at more affordable prices for their customers. The acquisition also advances the companies’ capabilities to more effectively and efficiently serve the growing Medicaid population, including the expanding dual eligible, seniors and persons with disabilities (SPD), and long-term services and support markets (LTSS).

S.C. BlueCross and Bon Secours Medical Group Launch New Care Model to Help Upstate Residents with Chronic Conditions ›

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and Bon Secours Medical Group (BSMG) have launched a new health care model in upstate South Carolina that has already shown good results in other parts of the state.

WellPoint Honored as One of the 2012 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles by National Business Group on Health - Reaching Platinum Status for Wellness Programs’ Measurable Success ›

WellPoint announces its recognition as one of the 2012 Best Employers for Healthy Lifestyles, one of 66 top employers named by the National Business Group on Health. WellPoint has been named to the list every year since 2008; this year, besting past years’ honors with platinum status. Winners honored with platinum status have established healthy weight and lifestyles programs with measurable success and documented outcomes.

S.C. BlueCross Foundation Awards $2.6 Million In Grants Statewide  ›

In its latest grant award cycle, the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation awarded $2.6 million in grants to health care-related organizations, including assistance to address childhood obesity, the lack of dental services for low-income residents and the need for nurse practitioners in rural areas.

National Business Group On Health Awards Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Alabama  ›

The National Business Group on Health, a non-profit association of large employers, honored Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for its commitment to promoting a healthy workplace and encouraging workers and families to maintain healthy lifestyles.