Anthem Blue Cross and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company lead businesses and their employees to better health with innovative, effective health benefit and improvement programs. With local service and the value of the Blue Cross brand, we deliver measurable results and real value─now and for the long term. We are committed to providing the best value for health care coverage dollars and to helping ensure our members have access to affordable health benefits.
Local presence
Headquarters: Woodland Hills
President and General Manager: Pam Kehaly
Associates: 8,065
Membership: 8.146 million
Extensive provider networks
Access to more than 90% of California hospitals, including 330 acute care hospitals; Blue plans contract with 93% of the 1,072 teaching hospitals in America
Access to 52,000+ local network doctors and specialists
95% average PPO in-network utilization
64% average hospital discount
51% average provider discount
Access to more than 90% of hospitals and more than 80% of physicians across the country through the BlueCard® program1
Access to one of the largest dental networks at more than 80,000 participating dentists and dental specialists across the country
Access to an extensive retail network of approximately 56,000 participating pharmacies nationwide, including most major chains as well as many independent neighborhood pharmacies2
Blue View VisionSM offers access to a convenient, national network of more than 50,000 providers and provider locations. And the network includes the ideal mix of both independent practitioners as well as popular retail locations like LensCrafters,® Target Optical,® Sears Optical,SM JCPenney® Optical and Pearle Vision.®
A wide range of traditional (HMO, PPO and POS) and innovative Consumer-Driven Health (HSA, HRA, HIA and HIA+) plans
Home delivery of medications and generic premium programs
Worksite wellness programs
Discounts on healthy living products and services
Integrated care management programs
360 Health® integrates health and wellness programs and services to create a holistic, integrated approach to improved health.
MyHealth Advantage identifies gaps in care and lower-cost medical alternatives, supporting higher quality and lower cost care
Online Health Risk Assessment
24-Hour NurseLineSM
Consumer education
Transparency educates consumers about their health, health care spending and quality including prescription drug and local pharmacy pricing, and facility-specific pricing for common procedures
Anthem Care Comparison provides access to cost information on nearly 40 inpatient and outpatient procedures and quality measures for more than 150 inpatient procedures
Zagat Health Survey lets consumers share their physician experiences related to trust, communication, availability and environment.4
Cutting-edge technology
Online self-service tools that save time for employers and members, 24/7
Web enrollment
Simplified claims processing
Service that exceeds expectations
Claims status available 24/7 via telephone or Internet
Dedicated customer service representatives to serve you
1Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association http://www.bcbs.com/about
2Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, April 2009 state-by-state pharmacy network participation report
3Disability plans available for groups of 51+ only
4Currently available only in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and San Francisco metropolitan areas only
