FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Margaret Jarvis
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
972-766-7165
margaret_jarvis@bcbstx.com

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF TEXAS TARGETING DECEMBER 2007 FOR COMPLETION OF CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN AMARILLO

March 14, 2006, Amarillo, Texas — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas said today the company is targeting December 2007 as the completion date for its customer service facility in Amarillo. The health insurer plans to update construction plans, complete code reviews and prepare bid documents by May 1, 2006, for construction to begin as early as Aug. 1, 2006. The new facility, the seventh such Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas service center in the state, will be designed to accommodate approximately 500 employees.

“Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is looking forward to completing our customer service center in Amarillo,” said Martin G. Foster, president, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas. “As we continue growing and serving more members, we are confident that the outstanding work force in the Amarillo area will help us continue delivering high levels of customer service.”

As completion of the customer service center in December 2007 nears, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas will announce specific hiring plans for the facility, which will likely include a job fair. Until then, the company’s focus will be on completing construction of the service center on schedule.

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 more than 3.3 million members in all 254 counties. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas is a division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

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