Press Releases
In this section of the Blue Cross Blue Shield MediaRoom, you'll find our news releases. The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
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Sep 23, 2019Company ranks in top 10 percent of plans nationally
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) once again has been named one of the top health plans in the country, according to the nation's authority on health plan quality. The National...
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Sep 20, 2019
Today, 3,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts associates are volunteering at service projects across the Commonwealth focused on improving the health of children and families as part of the...
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Sep 18, 2019Blue Cross to donate $10,000 to Bluebikes' income-eligible program to support easier access to health care and promote sustainable transportation
To support their ongoing efforts to increase accessibility to health care across the Commonwealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) and the City of Boston have announced the...
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Sep 16, 2019
BOSTON — September 16, 2019 — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts released the following statement today regarding Southcoast Health: At Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, we are...
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Sep 9, 2019
Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care is pleased to appoint Anna Gosline as its new executive director. The mission of the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care is to ensure...
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Sep 4, 2019
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) is expanding expedited access to care for members who live in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, which are all in the path of...
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Aug 30, 2019
In advance of Hurricane Dorian's expected landfall in Florida, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) is expediting access to care for our members who live in all 67 counties in the...
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Aug 15, 2019
BOSTON — August 15, 2019 — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross), Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts HMO Blue, Inc. today reported a combined after-tax second...
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Aug 7, 2019Friedberg will lead the company's performance measurement and improvement efforts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") announced today that Mark Friedberg, M.D., has joined its leadership team as senior vice president of performance measurement and...
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Jul 30, 2019
In response to recent severe storms and flooding in southern Texas, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Inc. is expediting access to care for members who live in affected areas of...
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Jul 24, 2019
In response to recent severe storms and tornado activity, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Inc. is expediting access to care for members who live in affected areas of Cape Cod –...
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Jul 23, 2019Company received a top score on the Disability Equality Index
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts was recognized as a "Best Place to Work" for disability inclusion by the Disability Equality Index. A joint initiative of the American Association of People...
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Jul 17, 2019
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts' Alternative Quality Contract slowed the rate of medical spending growth by up to 12% while improving patient care over the course of eight years, Harvard...
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Jul 12, 2019
Quincy Miller, vice chair and president of Eastern Bank, has been elected to the board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. "Quincy brings impressive leadership experience from...
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Jul 1, 2019Riders can use the code "BlueCross4" in the Bluebikes app to access free Bluebikes rides all day courtesy of Blue Cross, the title sponsor of Metro Boston's publicly-owned bike share system
To celebrate Independence Day and to support a healthy and convenient mode of holiday transportation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") is sponsoring free rides on Bluebikes,...
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Jun 21, 2019
In response to recent severe storms, winds, and flooding, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Inc. is expediting access to care for members who live in affected areas of Ohio and...
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Jun 19, 2019
BOSTON — June 19, 2019 — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) has been honored by American Well, the leading national telehealth services provider, for its innovation in...
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Jun 12, 2019
In response to recent severe storms, winds, and flooding, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Inc. is expediting access to care for members who live in affected areas of Arkansas and...
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Jun 7, 2019Blue Cross will donate $1 for every rainbow bike ride in the Bluebikes system during June to support LGBTQ health care; donations will be matched by Bluebikes operator Lyft
To celebrate 2019 Pride Week and in anticipation of the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ("Blue Cross") has partnered with the Cities of Boston,...
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May 24, 2019
In response to the Trump Administration's proposal to eliminate health care protections for transgender people, Andrew Dreyfus, president & CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, released...
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May 15, 2019
BOSTON — May 15, 2019 — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross), Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts HMO Blue, Inc. today reported a combined after-tax first quarter...
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May 9, 2019
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts was named the top health plan in Massachusetts for member satisfaction for the third year in a row by J.D. Power, a global expert in customer insights. We...
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Apr 24, 2019New study from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association raises concerns about millennials' long-term physical and mental health
Older millennials in Massachusetts are more likely than their peers across the country to have behavioral health conditions, according to the latest Health of America report from the Blue Cross...
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Apr 5, 2019
In response to the recent Missouri River flooding, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA), Inc. is expediting access to care for members who live in affected areas in Iowa and Nebraska....
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Apr 4, 2019Blue Cross Blue Shield Association award recognizes innovations that provide measurable impact to consumers and customers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced today the not-for-profit has received a Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Brand Excellence Award for its ongoing work to combat the opioid...