Massachusetts - Blue Cross Blue Shield

Blue Shield of Massachusetts was formed in 1941, when doctors in the area became interested in the concept of prepaid healthcare. In 1988, Blue Shield of Massachusetts joined with the Blue Cross Association to create the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA). “The Landmark Center” in Boston serves as the headquarters of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. BCBSMA is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Today, 2.9 million Massachusetts residents are members of BCBSMA. These members have access to 17,676 HMO physicians, 69 HMO Acute Care Hospitals, and great customer service from all 4,038 BCBSMA employees.

Individuals and families have many options of health and dental coverage plans when shopping with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. These plans include: Blue Health Plan for Kids, HMO Blue Direct, HMO Basic Blue Direct, PPO Blue Direct, PPO Basic Blue Direct, HMO Blue New England, Blue Choice, Blue Choice New England, Access Blue, Blue Care Elect, Direct Pay, Dental Blue, and Dental Blue PPO. Members of BCBSMA who qualify for Medicare can choose from the following healthcare plans: Medex Bronze, Medex Core, Employer Sponsored Medex, Employer Sponsored Managed Care for Seniors, Medicare HMO Blue, Medicare PPO Blue, and Blue MedicareRx. Each plan offered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is created to make quality healthcare affordable for everyone. Only the best coverage is provided by BCBSMA.

Other than simply giving its customers a variety of exceptional healthcare plans to choose from, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts also makes health insurance easier for everyone. With today’s innovative technology, BCBSMA is able to present its members with an assortment of tools and resources such as: Take Control, which offers tips on how to manage your healthcare expenses, Coverage Advisor Tool, Find a Doctor, and Member Self Service.

Every day, employees at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts are working hard to find fresh ways to help its customers and the members of the communities that it serves. The main concern of BCBSMA is the 500,000 Massachusetts residents who have no healthcare insurance at all. It is the goal of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to provide these people with affordable healthcare coverage.

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