BlueCross BlueShield Employees Donate $75,000 to Local Charities
April 09, 2019
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York employees donated $75,000 to 15 local charities ($5,000 each) during a presentation at the company’s corporate headquarters.
BlueCross BlueShield Offers Free Yoga Series at Albright-Knox Art Gallery
March 20, 2019
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery partner to present Art of Yoga, a free and unique yoga series, which continues on Thursday, March 21 at the Gallery. Art of Yoga, led by Power Yoga Buffalo, was designed to draw on principles of symmetry and balance to encourage engagement of the mind, body, and soul.
Families to Stay Fit, Have fun During Fearless February
February 07, 2019
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York is presenting Fearless February, a series of free, healthy activities for families to enjoy during Winter Break from February 16 through February 24, 2019.
BlueCross BlueShield Partners with WebMD Health Services
January 20, 2019
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York today announced a new partnership with WebMD Health Services, a subsidiary of the leading on-line health information company, WebMD Health Corp, to support the launch of a newly designed wellness website, MyBlueHealth.
BlueCross BlueShield of WNY, Catholic Health & Catholic Medical Partners Announce New Three Year Agreement
January 09, 2019
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York, Catholic Health and Catholic Medical Partners (CMP) announce a new three year agreement that ensures BlueCross BlueShield’s membership will continue to have access to Catholic Health facilities and Catholic Medical Partners physicians.
BlueCross BlueShield Opens 2019 Blue Fund Grant Cycle
January 07, 2019
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York’s Blue Fund is accepting letters of intent online through Feb. 4, 2019 for grants to organizations and initiatives that align with at least one of its key focus areas. These include behavioral health, cardiovascular health, diabetes, health-care workforce development, healthy children and the opioid epidemic.
BlueCross BlueShield Announces Contract Extension with Erie County Medical Center
November 27, 2018
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Corp. today announced a three-year contract extension that ensures BlueCross BlueShield’s members will continue to benefit from ECMC’s facilities and services.
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York member and Western New York Native, Karen Cantafio recently received the 2018 Faces of Fearless℠ award, a national competition that recognizes individuals who fearlessly persevere, triumph and inspire as they overcome health challenges.
To help our members more effectively communicate with their doctors when considering surgery options, we recently introduced Welvie's leading surgery-decision program.
Blue Gives High Marks to Latest CPC+ Expansion Despite Low Provider Participation
October 30, 2018
The second round of CMS’s Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) program generated far less interest than expected from payers and practices, but Blues plans that are participating say the program already is helping providers transform to a value-based system.
BlueCross BlueShield of WNY & Kaleida Extend Contract
October 10, 2018
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York and Kaleida Health announce a contractual extension of their existing agreement that ensures BlueCross BlueShield’s membership will continue to have access to Kaleida Health’s facilities and services.
BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York announced a broad suite of Medicare Advantage options for 2019, including a $0 premium plan, available to more than 300,000 Medicare-eligible consumers in Western New York.
