MANNA to deliver free meals to Medicare Advantage members

Independence and MANNA have worked together on volunteer projects, but this is the first time they will be partnering on a health benefit for members.

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A MANNA client receives a food delivery at her doorstep.

Independence launches Celebrate Caring to recognize outstanding nurses

Independence today launched the Celebrate Caring: Nominate a Nurse multimedia campaign and contest to celebrate nurses and the work they do to improve the health and well-being of people in our region.

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Over 100,000 people trained in Hands-Only CPR and AED use by CPR Ready

Since 2016, CPR Ready has trained more than 100,000 people in the Philadelphia region on how to save a life.

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Four people pose with CPR training dummies at La Salle University

Independence partners with MANNA to deliver free meals to Medicare Advantage members

A MANNA client receives a food delivery at her doorstep.
Philadelphia, PA — March 13, 2019 — In an effort to address the social and environmental conditions affecting seniors in southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has partnered with MANNA to offer Medicare Advantage members with certain chronic conditions who have recently been discharged from a hospital, a free and nutritious meal delivery program for four weeks following discharge from the hospital....
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Independence Blue Cross launches Celebrate Caring campaign to recognize the region’s outstanding nurses

Philadelphia, PA — March 11, 2019 — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) today launched a multimedia campaign and contest to celebrate nurses and the work they do to improve the health and well-being of people in our region. Celebrate Caring: Nominate a Nurse invites the community to help Independence identify and say “thank you” to outstanding nurses making a big difference in people’s lives....
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Mayor Kenney reads to first-graders at Independence for Read Across Philadelphia Day

Independence Blue Cross and Philadelphia READS celebrated Read Across Philadelphia Day with Mayor Kenney and first-graders from the Isaac A. Sheppard Elementary School. Lorina Marshall-Blake, Independence Blue Cross Foundation president, and Stephen Fera, senior vice president of Public Affairs at Independence, joined the mayor for a spirited reading of the classic children’s book, “The Cat in the Hat,” by Dr....
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More than 100,000 people trained in Hands-Only CPR and AED use by local CPR Ready campaign

Four people pose with CPR training dummies at La Salle University
In 2016, a group of leading health organizations in the Philadelphia region joined together to form CPR Ready, an initiative aimed at helping communities become CPR Ready – or prepared to respond in a sudden cardiac arrest emergency. Since then, CPR Ready has trained more than 100,000 people on how to save a life. Sudden cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States,...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer names Independence Blue Cross a Top Workplace for 2019

Independence associates celebrate the anniversary of our diversity and inclusion program with CEO Dan Hilferty at Independence LIVE.
Independence associates celebrate the anniversary of our diversity and inclusion program with CEO Dan Hilferty. Philadelphia, PA — The Philadelphia Inquirer has awarded Independence Blue Cross (Independence) a Top Workplaces 2019 honor based on employee feedback. The anonymous survey measures several aspects of workplace culture, including how employees feel about company values and whether their job makes them feel part of something meaningful....
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Independence CEO Daniel Hilferty speaks at HIMSS, world’s largest health information conference

Pictured left to right: Jennifer Vachon, Executive Vice President, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; Paul Markovich, President & CEO, Blue Shield of California; JD Hickey, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee; Dan Hilferty, Chief Executive Officer, Independence Blue Cross At the international Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in Orlando,...
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Independence Blue Cross announces expanded role for Ginny Calega, M.D.

Ginny Calega headshot
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) recently announced that Ginny Calega, M.D., a physician and experienced health care leader who has served as the vice president of Medical Management and Policy at Independence since 2017, will have an expanded role of vice president of Medical Affairs. In her new role, Dr. Calega will oversee an updated clinical structure within Independence that will leverage the complementary nature of case and condition management and utilization management to improve the access,...
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Victor Caraballo, M.D., promoted to vice president of Quality Management at Independence Blue Cross

Dr. Victor Caraballo
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) has promoted Victor Caraballo, M.D., a nationally recognized expert in quality management who has served as a medical director at the organization since 2002, to vice president of Quality Management. In his new role, Dr. Caraballo is responsible for ensuring the clinical quality of services delivered in Independence’s provider network as well as compliance with accreditation,...
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Independence SVP of senior markets addresses national conference on Medicare Advantage

Pictured left to right are Erin Denholm, MSN, RN, president and CEO of Trinity Health Home Services, Daphne Klausner, Independence Blue Cross senior vice president of senior markets, and Allyson Schwartz, president and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance. Daphne Klausner, Independence Blue Cross senior vice president of senior markets, was part of the keynote panel at the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) Healthcare Leadership Conference in Washington D.C....
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Independence LIVE hosts KYW Newsradio Executive Briefing for third year

KYW reports on the stage at Independence Live
At Independence LIVE KYW reporters (from left to right) Pat Loeb, Jim Melwert, Mike DeNardo, Cherri Gregg, Melony Roy, and Ian Bush, share their insights on the current topics being covered by the media. For the third consecutive year, Independence LIVE hosted KYW Newsradio for its annual Executive Briefing, an in-depth discussion on some of the hot topics and pressing issues happening now and in 2019....
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