BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS CELEBRATES
10TH ANNIVERSARY IN WICHITA FALLS

The Opening of the Blue Cross Facility in Wichita Falls Marked A Successful Year for the Local Business Community in 1998.

Wichita Falls, TX. (March 24, 2008) – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) said today that its employees and staff will mark the 10th anniversary of its customer service, claims and membership processing center in Wichita Falls, Texas, with a celebration at 1 p.m., Thursday, March 27, with invitations going to many local officials, dignitaries and business leaders.  The celebration will be held at the Wichita Falls Blue Cross facility at 2215 Southwest Parkway. (event is not open to the public).

"We are pleased to be a part of the business, employment and economic development opportunities that have come about in Wichita Falls over the past 10 years," says Leslie Adkins, site director of the Wichita Falls Service Center, "and that our employees have been active in supporting our community.  As Blue Cross continues to grow and serve more members, we are confident that the outstanding work force in the Wichita Falls area will allow us to continue delivering high levels of customer service and continue actively supporting local charities."

The Wichita Falls Service Center employs approximately 375 staff and provides a full range of services, including claims and membership processing and customer service to over 836,000 BCBSTX members.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas – the only statewide, non-investor-owned health insurer in Texas – is the largest provider of health benefits in the state, working with nearly 40,000 physicians and 400 hospitals to serve 3.5 million members in all 254 counties. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is a division of Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), the country’s largest non-investor-owned health insurer and fourth largest health insurer overall. HCSC is a Mutual Legal Reserve Company and an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:  Wichita Falls site director, Leslie Adkins is available for interviews about the Wichita Falls facility’s history and growth over the past decade.  To schedule an interview, call 972-766-7165.

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