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In 1982, Blue Cross of California was founded with the consolidation of Blue Cross of Northern California (established in 1936) and Blue Cross of Southern California (established in 1937). [ 24 ] In 1992, WellPoint was formed to operate Blue Cross of California's managed care business.
Blue Shield of California is a mutual benefit corporation and health plan [6] [7] founded in 1939 by the California Medical Association. It is based in Oakland, California, and serves 4.5 million health plan members and more than 65,000 physicians across the state. Blue Shield of California was founded as a not-for-profit organization.
In 1982, Blue Shield merged with The Blue Cross Association to form the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBS). [11] Prior to 1986, organizations administering BCBS were tax exempt under 501(c)(4) as social welfare plans. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 revoked the exemption, however, because the plans sold commercial-type insurance.
Proposition 35 would permanently impose a tax on health insurance providers like Anthem Blue Cross and L.A. Care, known as managed care organizations, that provide or arrange services for a ...
Blue Shield CEO Paul Markovich told Yahoo Finance in an exclusive interview that the new system, based on Salesforce's healthcare cloud system, aims to avoid the pitfalls faced by other insurers ...
The lawsuit alleged that Health Net denied claims based on its own definition of "medical necessity" rather than standards set forth by California law. [26] A judge ruled in Health Net's favor in July 2013. [27] In 2016, Health Net Federal Services became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene, ending its time as a publicly traded company. [28]
L.A. Care Health Plan (Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County) was created in 1997 by the State of California to provide health care services for Medi-Cal managed care beneficiaries, uninsured children and other vulnerable populations in Los Angeles County.
Pages in category "Members of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .