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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.

 

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WHO WE SERVE

3.4 million unique members

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

By the numbers: our people and our communities

We employ more than
6,500
people from all walks of life
We work with more than
55,000
providers to give our members options
Around
25%
of our members are racial and/or ethnic minorities
Our foundation has given
$170M
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 3.3 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 created a partnership with Meharry Medical College that informed our work on social risk factors and health disparities
  • Our foundation has awarded $475,000 in scholarships to 50 outstanding health care students since 2013
See what we’re doing

Quality Partnerships

More than 80% of primary care providers in our networks have value-based contracts

BlueCross Healthy Places

Our foundation has invested nearly $60.5 million to create spaces for our neighbors to come together

Forbes recognition

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

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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.

VISIT BCBSTNEWS.COM