Legal Name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.
Common Name: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
(Please note: “BCBSKS” or “Blue Cross” are acceptable on second reference)
Mission Statement: To be the best at providing health insurance in Kansas
Company Headquarters: 1133 SW Topeka Boulevard, Topeka, KS 66629-0001
BCBSKS also has offices in Dodge City, Garden City, Hays, Hutchinson, Independence, Lawrence, Manhattan, Salina, Pittsburg and Wichita.
Classification: Mutual insurance company
(Please note: BCBSKS is neither a for-profit nor a non-profit company. Therefore, it is incorrect to identify the company as anything other than a mutual insurance company owned by its policyholders.)
Service Area: All Kansas counties except Johnson and Wyandotte (103 of 105 counties)
In Addition, BCBSKS is the:
Year Founded and Other Key Dates:
National Affiliation: BCBSKS is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Each of the 39 Blue Plans is separate and independent. However, the Blue Plans cooperate with each other on many inter-Plan services for customers and other projects.
Regulatory Supervision: All premiums and insured benefit programs must be filed with the Kansas Insurance Department. KID has the power to disapprove premiums and regulate reserve levels.
Governance Structure: BCBSKS is governed by a 16-member board of directors; 15 are non-employees. They represent individual and group policyholders. A few of the board members are policyholders who also are health care providers.
Chairman of the Board: Steven D. Marsh, C.P.A., Wichita
President and Chief Executive Officer: Andrew C. Corbin, Topeka
Number of Employees (as of March 1, 2010): 1,455
(1,346 in Topeka, 109 outside of Topeka)
Provider Networks: For 2010, 95 percent of all providers in the BCBSKS service area, including 99 percent of all medical doctors and medical facilities.
People Served (as of Feb. 28, 2010):
Enrolled through a group*: 729,646
Enrolled as individuals**: 172,043
TOTAL: 901,689
* Includes 212,290 Kansans hosted through BlueCard®
** Includes 109,401 Medicare supplemental members
2008 Health Claims*:
Processed
BCBSKS/Premier Blue/ASO: 20,208,900
Paid
BCBSKS/Premier Blue/ASO: $1,869,708,848
Key Financial Data (as of Dec. 31, 2008*)
Total Assets: $1,116,626,784
Total Liabilities: $560,470,620
Policyholders’ Reserves: $556,156,164
Payroll: $88,107,100
Total Taxes Paid:** $23,285,600
* All data reflects the company's private side business for 2008.
** Includes payroll, federal and state income, personal property, real estate and premium taxes.
Subsidiaries and Business Units:
Ratings and Awards:
A.M. Best: A or “excellent”
(Rating earned separately by BCBSKS and AICK)
Safe-Rx Awards, Top 5 Most Improved States, Surescripts®, 2009
Highest Customer Satisfaction for the Health Care Industry Award from the Service Quality Measurement Group (SQM) 2008, 2009
World Class in Customer Satisfaction Award from the Service Quality Measurement Group (SQM), 2007, 2008
American Heart Association Platinum Start! Fit-Friendly Company Award, 2009
Northeast Kansas Business Ethics Award, Northeast Kansas Chapter of the Society of Financial Professionals, 2008
Kansas Department of Commerce Northeast Business Excellence Award, 2007
Downtown Topeka Inc. Business of the Year, 2006
YWCA 2006 Employer of Excellence
Community Blood Center Star of the Year
American Cancer Society Platinum Award
Junior Achievement President's Award
United Way of Greater Topeka Bronze Award
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association: Brand Excellence Award for Provider Satisfaction, 2007, 2008, 2009
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