Independence supports La Liga del Barrio’s youth basketball league

La Liga
Pictured with Juan Lopez, third from the right, are La Liga del Barrio officials, from left, Luis Negron, Yarandalee Adorno, Esther Alvarez, Jesus Rosado, and Raymond Alvarez, league president. On behalf of Independence Blue Cross (Independence), Juan Lopez, vice president of Investments and Treasury Services and executive sponsor of the company’s Latinos con Propósito (LCP) associate resource group,...
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Independence hosts “Senior” Prom at Philadelphia Senior Center

Senior Prom
Attendees of “Senior” Prom, hosted by the Blue Crew, look on as the recently crowned Prom King and Queen share a dance. Members of the Blue Crew, the Independence Blue Cross (Independence) corporate volunteer program, gave new meaning to the phrase “Senior” prom last week. Volunteers organized prom night at the Philadelphia Senior Center,...
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Lorina Marshall-Blake receives 2018 emPOWer award from EducationWorks

Lorina Marshall-Blake accepts the 2018 emPOWer Award presented by Miles Wilson, president and CEO of EducationWorks, and Stephan Roker, VP, Executive Projects, AmeriHealth Caritas and Vice-Chair of the Education Works Board of Directors. Lorina Marshall-Blake, president of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation (Foundation) and vice president of Community Affairs for Independence Blue Cross (Independence),...
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Philadelphia cancer care experts gather to imagine the patient experience of the future

This week the Health Care Innovation Collaborative — an initiative of the CEO Council for Growth, of which Independence Blue Cross is a founding member — brought together leaders in oncology care management across the Greater Philadelphia Region to meet and think collectively about how to create a superior patient journey for those diagnosed with cancer....
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Independence President and CEO named to the 2018 PA Power 100 list

Independence Director of Government Relations Mitch Vidovich introduces Congressman Brendan Boyle at the City & State PA Power 100 celebration on May 17 Independence Blue Cross President and CEO Daniel Hilferty has been selected as one of Pennsylvania’s 100 most powerful people by City & State PA, a news firm that covers Pennsylvania’s state and local government,...
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Independence Blue Cross celebrates campus expansion

Relocation of Independence Innovation Center to cap multi-year initiative

Philadelphia, PA — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) today announced the relocation of the Independence Center for Innovation to the company’s headquarters at 1901 Market Street. This is the capstone piece of Independence’s multi-year expansion of its Center City Campus on West Market Street between 19th and 20th Streets....
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Independence Blue Cross and Rothman Institute sign new five-year agreement

IBX Rothman Institute
Daniel J. Hilferty, president and CEO of Independence; Dr. Anthony V. Coletta, president of Independence’s Facilitated Health Networks; Dr. Alexander R. Vaccaro, president of Rothman Institute; Dr. Richard H. Rothman, founder of Rothman Institute; and Mike West, CEO of Rothman Institute.

Agreement aims to increase quality of care and reduce healthcare costs in the region

Philadelphia –  Independence Blue Cross (Independence) and Rothman Institute have signed a new five-year agreement,...
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Independence Blue Cross leaders discuss opioid addiction epidemic at Philadelphia forum

Opioid Forum
Opioid panel left to right: Jose Benitez, Kevin Caputo, M.D., Tony Luke, Jr., Devin A. Reaves, and Richard Snyder, M.D. Independence Blue Cross (Independence) leaders participated in “The Opioid Forum: Your Employee. Your Neighbor. Your Friend,” a community conversation about the region’s leading crisis. Independence was the presenting sponsor of the event,...
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Daniel J. Hilferty appointed chair of Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia

Dan Hilferty (wide shot)
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) president and CEO Daniel J. Hilferty has been selected as the incoming chairperson of the Board of Directors for the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia. Hilferty will begin his new role in October 2018. As the chair, Hilferty is charged with shaping the Board’s positions on critical issues and helping to improve the business environment in the region....
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Independence Chief Medical Officer named one of Main Line Today’s 2018 Healthcare Heroes

Dr. Snyder
Rich Snyder, MD, SVP, chief medical officer and clinical care transformation officer at Independence Blue Cross (Independence), was recently named one of Main Line Today’s 2018 Healthcare Heroes, an annual awards program that recognizes local healthcare professionals who are tackling some of modern medicine’s toughest challenges. It was Dr. Snyder’s unwavering commitment to combatting the opioid epidemic that earned him the title Healthcare Hero....
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