Blue Shield of California Overview
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| Year founded: 1939 |
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| Service area: California |
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| Annual revenue: $7.5 billion |
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| Total employees: 4,500 |
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| Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer: Bruce G. Bodaken |
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| Blue Shield is a California not-for-profit mutual benefit corporation. |
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| National affiliation: Independent Member of the BlueCross BlueShield Association |
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| Parent company: California Physicians' Service, Inc. |
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| The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recently awarded Blue Shield an "Excellent" rating for service and clinical quality for its HMO and Point of Service (POS) lines of business. |
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| "Excellent" accreditation status is reserved for the best health plans in the nation and is only awarded to those plans that meet or exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection and quality improvement and deliver excellent clinical care. Review Blue Shield's NCQA Health Plan Report Card at www.ncqa.org. |
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A (stable) rating from Standard and Poors |
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A (excellent) rating from AM Best |
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A (excellent) rating by Weiss Ratings, Inc. |
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| HMO: 1,300,000 |
| PPO: 1,200,000 |
| TRICARE: 500,000 |
| Other: 300,000* |
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| Total: 3,300,000 |
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*= Includes non-underwritten ASO and National Accounts
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| Type of Provider |
HMO |
PPO |
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| Primary Care Physicians |
11,027 |
18,516 |
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| Specialists |
16,917 |
29,372 |
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| Total |
27,944 |
47,888 |
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| HMO: 304 |
| PPO: 351 |
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| Blue Shield also has offices in Chico, Folsom, Fresno, Gold River, Irvine, Hemet, Lodi, Monterey Park, Orange, Petaluma, Redding, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Walnut Creek and Woodland |
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