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The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a federation of thirty-six health insurance organizations and companies. The traces of the Association go back to 1929, with the founding of Blue Cross. Blue Cross became an association in 1960 and merged with the Blue Shield Association in 1982, forming one of the largest health insurance providers in the United States.
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Essential Benefits
Every health insurance plan is required to provide essential benefits, as defined by the Affordable Care Act. These essential benefits fall into ten categories of services:
The specific services offered within those categories may vary from state to state, but these categories represent the minimum that all health insurance plans are required to cover. No matter where you purchase your health insurance plan from – federal, state, or private marketplace – it must cover these ten essential benefits. Plans may choose to cover additional services. State, federal, and private exchanges will give you the full list of the exact services each plan covers before you apply.
Contact Information
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1-888-630-2583 (Purchasing advice)
- Chicago
225 North Michican Avenue Chicago, IL 60601
- Washington, D.C.
1310 G Street, N.W Washington, DC 20005
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