Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Federation of 36 separate United States health insurance organizations and companies
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, also known as Anthem, BCBS, BCBSA, or The Blues, is a United States–based federation with 33 independent and locally operated BCBSA companies that provide health insurance to more than 115 million people in the U.S. as of 2022.
It was formed in 1982 from the merger of its two namesake organizations. Blue Cross was founded in 1929 and became the Blue Cross Association in 1960. Blue Shield emerged in 1939, and the Blue Shield Association was created in 1948. Its headquarters are at the Aon Center at 200 E. Randolph Street in Chicago, Illinois.
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