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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. Tieara Matthews. Blue Cross Blue Shield Of New Mexico Exiting State Exchange New.

[Audio] ​Blue Cross began in 1929, as a partnership between a local hospital and its financially struggling patients. Baylor University hospital administrators were seeking a way to make healthcare more affordable for their patients, many of whom were Dallas public school teachers. The hospital administration started off with a plan for them to prepay 50 cents a month for up to 21 days of hospitalization annually. The Baylor Plan was an immediate success, soon enrolling employees in other professions across the city..

[Audio] Like the Baylor Plan, from which Blue Cross would evolve, the early forerunners of Blue Shield originated with America's workers. Faced with rampant illness and occupational hazards, Pacific Northwest loggers and miners of the early 1900s required substantial medical care to stay healthy and productive. To meet this need, employers organized plans to provide medical services through individual practitioners or groups of physicians for a monthly fee..

[Audio] There are 34 independent BCBS companies insure more than 107 million members across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

[Audio] Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield offers individual and family plans, Medicare plans, Medicaid plans, and small business insurance plans..

[Audio] Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is offered in Virginia. They offer several different package plans based on Health Maintenance Organization, Preferred provider organization, and point of service..