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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.® |
Innovative health plans
| | Health, prescription drug, dental, vision, life, disability3, EAP and wellness programs |
| | 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 |
