Anthem BlueCross BlueShield in Connecticut
Anthem is part of the WellPoint, Inc. family which covers 34 million members in 14 states. In Connecticut, Anthem serves over 1,500,000 members and has been the valued partner of large and small employers for seven decades. Anthem offers the best of both worlds: financial stability, innovation and world-wide recognition of a large company plus the local and personalized service of a small company.
Our national scope and scale allow us to deliver industry-leading, innovative products, distinctive service, simplified transactions and world-class technology. Our unique business model allows us to maintain the strong local presence required to understand and meet local customer needs and to build positive, long-term relationships with the medical care providers and our community.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Facts at a Glance:
Membership: Approximately 35 million nationwide, with approximately 1.5 million members in Connecticut.
Network: Our provider network includes all of the state's general hospitals, nearly 3,000 primary care physicians and ARNPs, and nearly 5,500 specialists.
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Awards and Recognitions
Recognized for Product Strength
> #1 rated PPO in the Nation. Anthem's Connecticut PPO product recognized by Consumer Reports, September 2007
Recognized for Network Access
> BlueCard PPO Hospital network features 95% of U.S. News "Best Hospitals 2006" – more than any other competing network
Recognized for Delivering Quality
> HMO/POS "Top Rating" received from National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), ranked #10 in U.S. News & World Report Best Health Plans 2007
> Fourth consecutive "Excellent" rating received from NCQA
Recognized for Innovation in Technology
> Our member portal is the first healthcare industry site to be recognized by Consumer Reports for its adherence to member privacy and security standards
Recognized for Financial Stability
> A.M. Best, a leader among insurance rating agencies, continues to reaffirm our "A" rating.
> Second in BusinessWeek's "List of Nation's 50 Top-Performing Companies"
Recognized as an Employer that Supports Diversity
> One of "Top 50 U.S. Companies," DiversityInc.
> "Top Company" by National Association for Female Executives (NAFE)
Recognized in 2007 for Commitment to our Local Community
> Received United Way of Greater New Haven's Chairman's Award
> President Dave Fusco honored by Community Health Charities for Excellence
>Received Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Dream Maker award
>Named by the American Heart Association as one of the State's First 5 "Start! Fit-Friendly Companies"
>Received the American Cancer Society Excalibur Award
PLAN NUMBERS FOR UNITED STATES
BC
BS
STATE
CITY
PLAN NAME
00010
00510
Alabama
Birmingham
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
00030
00530
Arizona
Phoenix
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc.
00020
00520
Arkansas
Little Rock
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
00040
California
Van Nuys
Blue Cross of California
00542
California
San Francisco
Blue Shield of California
00050
00550
Colorado
Denver
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Colorado
00060
00560
Connecticut
North Haven
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut, Inc.
00070
00570
Delaware
Wilmington
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Delaware, Inc.
00080
00580
District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Blue Cross and Blue Shield -
Columbia National Capital Area Shield of California
00090
00590
Florida
Jacksonville
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida
00100
00600
Georgia
Atlanta
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc.
00471
00971
Hawaii
Honolulu
Hawaii Medical Service Association
00110
00610
Idaho
Boise
Blue Cross of Idaho Health Service, Inc.
00611
Idaho
Lewiston
Blue Shield of Idaho
00121
00621
Illinois
Chicago
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois
00130
00630
Indiana
Indianapolis
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana
00140
00640
Iowa
Des Moines
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa
00150
00650
Kansas
Topeka
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
00160
00660
Kentucky
Louisville
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentucky, Inc.
00170
00670
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
00180
00680
Maine
Portland
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maine
00190
00690
Maryland
Owings Mills
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Maryland, Inc.
00200
00700
Massachusetts
Boston
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc.
00210
00710
Michigan
Detroit
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan
00220
00720
Minnesota
St. Paul
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
00230
00730
Mississippi
Jackson
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Mississippi, Inc.
00240
00740
Missouri
Kansas City
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
00241
00741
Missouri
St. Louis
Alliance Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri
00250
00751
Montana
Helena
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana
00260
00760
Nebraska
Omaha
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
00265
00765
Nevada
Reno
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nevada
00270
00770
New Hampshire
Manchester
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire
00280
00780
New Jersey
Newark
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc.
00790
New York
New York
Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc.
00300
New York
Albany
Blue Cross of Northeastern New York
00800
New York
Albany
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire
00301
00801
New York
Buffalo
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Western New York, Inc.
00302
New York
Rochester
Excellus Blue Cross and Blue Shield
00304
00804
New York
Rochester
The Fingerlakes Companies, Inc of New York
00305
00805
New York
Syracuse
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Central New York, Inc.
00306
00806
New York
Utica
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Utica-Watertown Inc.
00310
00810
North Carolina
Durham
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
00320
00820
North Dakota
Fargo
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Dakota
00332
00834
Ohio
Cincinnati
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio
00340
00840
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
00350
00851
Oregon
Portland
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oregon
00351
00850
Oregon
Portland
The Benchmark Group of Oregon
00865
Pennsylvania
Camp Hill
Pennsylvania Blue Shield
00361
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Capital Blue Cross
00362
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Independence Blue Cross
00363
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Highmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Pennsylvania
00364
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre
Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania
00370
00870
Rhode Island
Providence
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island
00380
00880
South Carolina
Columbia
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina
00141
South Dakota
Sioux City
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota
00889
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
South Dakota Blue Shield
00390
00890
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee
00392
00892
Tennessee
Memphis
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Memphis
00400
00900
Texas
Dallas
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Inc.
00410
00910
Utah
Salt Lake City
Regence Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Utah
00415
00915
Vermont
Montpelier
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont
00423
00923
Virginia
Richmond
Trigon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Virginia
00430
00934
Washington
Seattle
Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska;
Blue Shield in North Central Washington
00932
Washington
Seattle
Regence Washington Health of Washington
00938
Washington
Bellingham
Northwest Medical Bureau of Washington
00936
Washington
Spokane
Medical Service Corporation of Eastern Washington
00937
Washington
Tacoma
Regence Blue Shield of Washington
00443
00943
West Virginia
Parkersberg
Mountain State Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Inc.
00450
00950
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin
00460
00960
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wyoming
00470
Puerto Rico
San Juan
La Cruz Axul de Puerto Rico
00973
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Triple-s of Puerto Rico
PLAN NUMBERS FOR CANADIAN PROVINCES
BC
BS
STATE
CITY
PLAN NAME
00480
Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
00488
00988
British Columbia
Vancouver
Medical Services Association
00481
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Manitoba Blue Cross
00482
00982
New Brunswick
Moncton
Blue Cross of Atlantic Canada
00483
Ontario
Toronto
Ontario Blue Cross
00484
Quebec
Montreal
Quebec Blue Cross
00486
00986
Saskatchewan
Regina
Group Medical Services
00487
00987
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Blue Cross
Revised 11/1998