News Releases

Protect Yourself with the Seasonal Flu Vaccine

Flu season is almost here. You can help protect yourself and those around you by getting the seasonal flu vaccine now. The flu season can begin as early as October.

Health Care Service Corporation, Wellpoint and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Collaborate in National Private Exchange and Defined Contribution Solution for Employers

Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC), which operates Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX), along with WellPoint, Inc., and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) announced today a joint effort to offer a nationwide private exchange and defined contribution solution for employers to use in managing their health benefit offerings.

Medicaid Contract Awarded to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Richardson, TX — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) announced today that the company has been selected by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for a tentative contract award to provide managed care services to the state's Medicaid STAR and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

Care Van Program Teams-Up with "Immunize El Paso" to Bring Free Flu Mist to 9,000 El Paso School Children

Richardson, TX — Immunize El Paso and The Caring for Children Foundation, which operates the Care Van Program, announced today that the two programs will be working together to provide 9,000 uninsured and underserved school children in El Paso with free flu mist immunizations. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is the administrative sponsor for the Caring for Children Foundation. With grant funds received through the company’s "Healthy Kids, Healthy Families" initiative, this flu immunization effort will begin in El Paso September 12, 2011.

Blue Cross Offers Safety Tips As Food Poisoning Peaks in Summer Months

Richardson, TX — Whether folks are enjoying a summer-time picnic, a barbeque by the pool or Labor Day potluck, they're more likely to get food poisoning now than any other time of the year. In fact, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) covered 6,720 food-borne illness claims in the state last year and the month of August saw more than any other. BCBSTX wellness experts are offering advice on how to keep food-borne illnesses off the menu.

Blue Cross awards $1.5 million gift to UTHealth for research on health care payment systems

Houston, TX — The University of Texas School of Public Health and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) announced today that they have formed a research collaboration to enhance and expand the body of knowledge regarding health care services, payment systems and policy reforms.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Names G. Brint Ryan To Affiliate Board

Richardson, TX — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) announced today that G. Brint Ryan, CEO and Managing Principal of Ryan, LLC, has been elected to its board. The board's function is to advise the company about local business activities, health care developments, community relations opportunities and community priorities in Texas.

Film Festival Brings Attention to Traumatic Brain Injuries with Blue Cross Blue Shield’s "BeSmart.BeWell." Videos

Richardson, TX — Two videos featuring the lives of people living with the effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) will be screened for the first time at the 2011 Sprout Film Festival  this weekend.  The sold out screenings hope to bring awareness to what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) calls one of the most undiagnosed conditions in the country.

A Legislative Resolution Introduced By Speaker Joe Straus Recognizes Innovative Care Van Program's 20th Year of Providing Free Childhood Immunizations

Richardson, TX — The Caring for Children Foundation teamed-up with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) to announce that its Care Van Program has been recognized by the 82nd Legislature for 20 years of service to Texas children. Speaker of the House, Joe Straus, authored the resolution which not only focused on the Foundation's original immunization program, but also recognized its expansion, which led to the Foundation's launch of community collaborations to provide preventive dental exams and sealants to more than 53,000 pre-school and elementary school children since 2009.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and the Drug Enforcement Administration Ask Texans to Trash Dangerous Unused and Expired Prescription Drugs

Richardson, TX — In a nationwide effort to clear homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) is supporting the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. On Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (CDT), the DEA will have more than 223 locations across Texas available for the public to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Named One of The Healthiest Employers In North Texas

Richardson, TX — Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) announced today that it has been recognized as one of the Healthiest Employers in North Texas by the Dallas Business Journal, ranking fourth overall. The Healthiest Employers program measures wellness programs in six categories, including: culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, communication and marketing, programming and interventions, and reporting and analysis.

Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Honored With Peavy Award

Richardson, TX — Today, the 2011 James E. Peavy Memorial Award was presented to Dr. Eduardo Sanchez, vice president and chief medical officer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, by the Texas Public Health Association. This award is the Texas Public Health Association's highest accolade for outstanding health professionals, and it serves as a living memorial to James E. Peavy, M.D., who served as Commissioner of Health in Texas from 1959 until his retirement in 1975.