Blue Cross Blue Shield is a subsidiary of Anthem, but the two entities each sell health insurance in different areas of the country, and each company provides Medicare health benefits and prescription drug coverage to beneficiaries in those areas.
Who owns Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas?
As a Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association member Plan, Arkansas Blue Cross is managed and controlled by its own community-based Board of Directors, which must contain a majority of “public members.” Public members are people from the community who are not employed in the healthcare industry.
How many members does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas have?
Arkansas Blue Cross and its affiliates have more than 2,700 employees. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is comprised of 36 independent, locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans that collectively provide health care coverage for 100 million — nearly one in three — Americans.
Does Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas cover therapy?
Specifically, Arkansas Blue Cross and Health Advantage will pay for telephone-based counseling to our fully insured members by any in-network psychiatrist, psychologist, advance practice nurse practitioner, licensed clinical social worker or licensed professional counselor.
Is Blue Shield of California part of Blue Cross Blue Shield?
Blue Shield of California is a Registered® mark of the BlueCross BlueShield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.
Is Arkansas works the same as Medicaid?
Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program was initially called the Arkansas Health Care Independence Program, but transitioned to Arkansas Works as of 2017 and to Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME) as of 2022.
Does Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield Cover Telehealth?
MDLIVE is a separate company that provides telehealth services for members of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, and eligible Health Advantage and BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas members. Virtual Health currently is available to all fully insured health plans but not available to all health plans.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) is an independent licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.[1]
Currently it is headquartered in 600 E. Lafayette Blvd. in downtown Detroit. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, a nonprofit organization, provides and administers health benefits to more than 4.3 million members residing in Michigan in addition to members of Michigan-headquartered groups who reside outside the state.
The worker's compensation insurance firm Accident Fund operates as a for-profit subsidiary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
In 2019, four Michigan addiction treatment facilities filed lawsuits against BCBSM for "unjustified slashing of payments" and "a high number of claims denials for substance use treatment.[2] That same year Michigan Department of Health and Human Services planned on expanding the program to including additional assistance for the serious mentally ill in northern Michigan. The funds come from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund created in 2013 and requires Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to contribute "up to $1.56 billion over 18 years to a health endowment fund that benefits Michigan residents".[3]
The 34 independent and locally operated Blue Cross Blue Shield companies deliver health insurance coverage to one in three Americans across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition, the BCBS Federal Employee Program® insures over five million federal employees, retirees and their families.
Our coverage also extends to individuals and employers who live, work and travel internationally, and to those who travel to the United States. Learn more about our international solutions and our international territory licensees.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Companies
State/TerritoryAvailable CompaniesAlabama
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Alaska
Premera Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alaska
Arizona
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
Arkansas
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
California
Anthem Blue Cross
Blue Shield of California
Colorado
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Colorado
Connecticut
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Connecticut
Delaware
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware
District of Columbia
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Florida
Florida Blue
BlueCross BlueShield of Puerto Rico
Georgia
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia
Hawaii
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Hawaii
Idaho
Blue Cross of Idaho
Regence BlueShield of Idaho
Illinois
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
Indiana
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Indiana
Iowa
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Kansas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Kentucky
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Kentucky
Louisiana
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Maine
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Maine
Maryland
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Massachusetts
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Michigan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Minnesota
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Mississippi
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
Missouri
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Missouri
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Montana
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana
Nebraska
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
Nevada
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada
New Hampshire
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield New Hampshire
New Jersey
Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey
New Mexico
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico
New York
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York
Highmark Blue Shield of Northeastern New York
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
North Carolina
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
North Dakota
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
Ohio
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ohio
Oklahoma
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
Oregon
Regence BlueCross BlueShield
Pennsylvania
Capital Blue Cross
Highmark Blue Shield
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Independence Blue Cross
Rhode Island
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island
South Carolina
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina
South Dakota
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Tennessee
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Texas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Utah
Regence BlueCross BlueShield
Vermont
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
Virginia
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Virginia
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Washington
Premera Blue Cross
Regence BlueShield
West Virginia
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield West Virginia
Wisconsin
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Wisconsin
Wyoming
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming
International Solutions
Blue Cross Blue Shield Global™ solutions provide a comprehensive suite of international products and services for people who live, work and travel internationally, giving them confidence that quality care can be accessed wherever and whenever needed.