OUR VALUES

Diversity, inclusion & health equity

At BlueCross, we're focused on improving lives. That starts with building a workforce that reflects and understands the communities we serve. And it extends to addressing health disparities so every person can thrive, regardless of their background.

 

WHO WE SERVE

3.4 million unique members

Every person BlueCross serves, and every person at our company, has their own story — representing every facet of diversity. Understanding one another better helps us collaborate to create a healthier Tennessee.

By the numbers: our people and our communities

We employ nearly
6,500+
people from all walks of life
We work with over
54,000
providers to give our members options
Around
25%
of our members are racial or ethnic minorities
Our foundation has given
$150M
to support Tennessee communities since 2005

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INCLUSIVE WORKFORCE

BlueCross values every person's unique story

Creating a workplace where everyone is valued and respected is the right thing to do. It also makes BlueCross stronger — and better able to serve our 3.4 million members.

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Health equity in Tennessee

Our health equity report shares what we know about how race and other social factors affect health outcomes. Learn more below or download our report.

Maternal Health

 

Black patients were 2.3x more likely to have a pregnancy-related death than White patients.

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HEALTH EQUITY

Improving access to care for everyone

We're taking steps to increase health equity across Tennessee – here are just a few of the things we are doing to improve access to care across our state.

  • We developed a Social Risk Index to understand how our members' needs affect their health outcomes
  • We joined forces with Meharry Medical College to study health disparities in Tennessee
  • Our foundation has awarded $415,000 in scholarships to 44 outstanding health care students since 2013
See what we’re doing

Blue of TN with Sanitas

We partnered to open eight primary and urgent care centers that expand convenient access to high-quality care

BlueCross Healthy Places

Our foundation has invested nearly $51.2 million to create spaces for our neighbors to come together

Forbes recognition

We've been named a top employer for diversity for six consecutive years

BLUECROSS INSIGHTS

Who we are, what we're learning and how we're serving

Every day, our 6,500+ employees are working together with the same purpose: improving lives for the people we serve. On our BlueCross Insights blog, we're introducing our people, offering perspectives from our experts and sharing news about our ongoing work.

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