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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Study Shows Surge in Major Depression Diagnoses

Major depression diagnoses surged- especially among adolescents and millennials- from 2013 through 2016- according to a study of medical claims by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA)’s Health of America Report. Major depression has a diagnosis rate of 4.2 percent for Independence Blue Cross (Independence) members- compared with 4.4 percent for all Blue Cross® Blue Shield® (BCBS) members.

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All of Us Research Program ushers in new era for technology-driven citizen science and precision medicine

On May 6, a nationwide consortium led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch the All of Us Research Program, a pioneering research project that uses advanced technologies and engages participants as citizen-scientists to embark on a new era of health science and precision medicine.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association joins NIH in launching the All of Us Research Program to advance precision medicine

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to launch the All of Us Research Program—a momentous effort to advance individualized prevention, treatment and care for people of all backgrounds.

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Top 10 Conditions Nationwide Affecting the Health of Commercially Insured

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Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP) Introduces Innovative Benefits While Expanding Access for Members

Today the Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) Government-wide Service Benefit Plan, also known as the Federal Employee Program® (FEP®), announced 2018 benefits for federal workers and retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Study Shows Progress in Reducing the Number of Antibiotic Prescriptions Filled

The rate at which antibiotic prescriptions were filled declined nine percent from 2010 through 2016, according to a study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) – evidence that public health campaigns aimed at curbing over-use of the common medicines are taking hold.