Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina (BCBSSC) was originally started by a priest named George Lewis Smith, a businessman named Roger Huntington, and a journalist named George Buchanan. Each of these men shared the same vision of creating a non-profit prepaid hospital plan for the Palmetto State. The community strongly supported them. After lobbying the General Assembly for legislation to begin the company, their hopes became a reality in 1946. This agency was originally called the South Carolina Hospital Service Plan (SCHSP). In the spring of 1947, SCHSP merged with the Hospital Benefit Association of Greenville. By the end of the year, almost 30,000 South Carolina residents were members of this prepaid healthcare plan. By 1948, the company that would soon be Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina had a net income of $27,000. Blue Shield was established in 1949 as a non-profit group that covered physician’s services. Blue Shield hired Blue Cross to administer and promote contracts in 1950. Even after many years of excellent service, BCBSSC is still dedicated to providing outstanding healthcare coverage for the members of its community.

Individuals and families under the age of 65 can choose from the following healthcare plans: Personal BluePlan 1, Personal BluePlan 2, Personal BluePlan 3, and Personal BluePlan 4. Although each plan is unique, they all provide choice of deductible, hospitalization and emergency care coverage, flexible plans and options, up to $2 million in lifetime protection, flexibility in choice of doctors, prescription drug coverage, optional maternity coverage, and optional accidental coverage. Small groups of 2 to 50 individuals can join the True Blue Partnership. Other than outstanding healthcare coverage, members of the True Blue Partnership can take advantage of discounts on several non-covered services, including: Natural Blue, TruHearing Digital Hearing Aids, Lose Weight with Jenny Craig, Allergy Relief, Bosley Hair Restoration, Cosmetic Dentistry, Cosmetic Surgery, Beltone Program for Better Hearing, LASIK Services, and Vision One Eyecare. Customers of Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina who are eligible for Medicare, can choose from the three following options: Medicare Blue, Medicare Blue Plus, and Medicare Blue Private. Two Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans are also offered by BCBSSC.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina is committed to providing high-quality healthcare to all residents of South Carolina at a price that is reasonable. BCBSSC serves a total of 21.5 million South Carolinians throughout the state. The employees of Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina are constantly working to research new products and find innovative ways of making healthcare coverage easier for all of its customers. BCBSSC is looking forward to the challenges that lay ahead.

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