- Year founded: 1939
- Service area: California
- Annual revenue: $8.9 billion
- Total employees: 4,800
- Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer: Bruce G. Bodaken
- Blue Shield is a California
not-for-profit mutual benefit
corporation.
- National affiliation:
Independent Member of the BlueCross
BlueShield Association
- Parent company: California
Physicians' Service, Inc.
- Blue Shield of California
Foundation: Blue Shield donated
$100 million over the last three
years to the Blue Shield of
California Foundation to fund
nonprofit organizations that improve
access to quality health care in
California.
Accreditation
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.
"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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Membership (as of Feb 2009)
HMO: 1,200,000
PPO: 1,560,000
TRICARE: 460,000
Other: 160,0001
Total: 3,400,000
Provider Network (as of May 2009)
| Type of Provider |
HMO |
PPO |
|
Primary Care Physicians |
11,546 |
11,053 |
|
Specialists |
22,092 |
21,454 |
|
Total |
33,638 |
32,507 |
Financial Strength
Ratings (as of July 2008)
- A rating from Standard and Poor's for Blue Shield of
California
- A (excellent) rating from AM Best for California
Physicians' Service
- A (excellent) rating by TheStreet.com Ratings for
California Physicians' Service
San
Francisco Blue Shield Agent
(650)
580-6337
Blue Shield Member Assistance
(888)
568-3560
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