Description

With 3.3 million members and $7.5 billion in annual revenue, Blue Shield of California is the state's third largest health plan. Blue Shield of California (Blue Shield), founded in 1939, is a not-for-profit corporation with approximately 4,500 employees and more than 20 offices throughout California. As a not-for-profit health plan, Blue Shield is guided by its mission and values, which encourage innovation and enable it to be a catalyst for constructive change. Blue Shield's mission and values are embodied in its proposal to guarantee health coverage for all Californians, the first time a major health plan has called for universal coverage. Blue Shield served 1.3 million HMO members and 1.2 million PPO members at January 1, 2006, with a provider network of 28,000 primary care physicians and 58,000 specialists, and over 600 hospitals. Blue Shield also served approximately 500,000 TRICARE members and 300,000 additional members.

Table of Contents

1.0 Industry Overview/Trends - pgs. 4-23 2.0 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Overview - pgs. 25-48 3.0 Company Overview - pgs. 40-63 4.0 Company Strategy - pgs. 65-67 5.0 Internet Activities - pgs. 69-74 6.0 Company Executives - pgs. 76-81 7.0 Financial and Membership Information - pgs. 83-89 8.0 Lines of Business - pgs. 91-152 9.0 Sources - pg. 154