Independence brings the magic of Santa to the Isaac A. Sheppard School

Santa and students
Students at the Isaac A. Sheppard School in West Kensington embrace a very special guest at this morning’s holiday assembly. Students at the Isaac A. Sheppard School in West Kensington were delighted to welcome a special guest this morning – Santa Claus himself! The holiday tradition is part of a community partnership between the school and Independence Blue Cross that was established decades ago....
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Independence and Comcast discuss the power of collaboration at AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum

Logo for the AHIP Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum
Brian Lobley, president of Commercial and Consumer Markets at Independence Blue Cross, recently joined Don Mathis, general manager of Growth at Comcast NBCUniversal, for a mainstage panel on the power of collaboration at the annual Consumer Experience & Digital Health Forum hosted by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Over 500 health professionals from across the country attended the conference....
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Michelle Histand leads panel at Arts + Business Council Defining Innovation: Speaker Series featuring Hal Gregersen

Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence, moderates a panel discussion at the Arts + Business Council’s Defining Innovation Speaker Series
Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence, moderates a panel discussion at the Arts + Business Council’s Defining Innovation Speaker Series featuring Hal Gregersen, author of Questions are the Answer. Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence Blue Cross, led a panel on innovation strategy for the Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia Defining Innovation Speaker Series at the Suzanne Roberts Theater....
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Open Enrollment deadline is December 15

Independence Blue Cross is urging consumers to look at their plan options before the deadline

Independence Blue Cross (Independence), the region’s leading health insurer, is meeting consumers where they live, work, and play to ensure they know how to choose a health plan and enroll before the December 15 deadline. Independence can help consumers look at their options and enroll in-person,...
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Independence Blue Cross teams up with Philadelphia Eagles at a gift-wrapping event to benefit Variety — the Children’s Charity

Pictured left to right: Eagles offensive lineman Jordan Mailata, Nick and son Jayden, join IBC Foundation president Lorina Marshall-Blake, SWOOP and Variety board member Jerry Bollenbach. Volunteers from the Independence Blue Cross Blue Crew joined the Philadelphia Eagles and Variety— the Children’s Charity for a special pop-up gift-wrapping event at the Shops at Liberty Place....
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Daniel J. Hilferty featured on the cover of the Philadelphia Business Journal as a Most Admired CEO

Independence Blue Cross president and CEO Daniel Hilferty in front of a red and blue background
Photo courtesy of Jeff Fusco, the Philadelphia Business Journal. Daniel J. Hilferty, president and CEO of Independence Blue Cross, is on the cover of this week’s Philadelphia Business Journal for being recognized as one of the publication’s 2018 Most Admired CEOs. The annual awards program recognizes dynamic business leaders for their achievements and contributions to their companies and Greater Philadelphia....
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Independence Blue Cross Makes Contributions to The Jerry Segal Classic that will help Magee Rehabilitation Hospital acquire bionic suits to benefit patients with stroke and spinal cord injuries

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Jack Carroll, president and CEO at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital (Magee); Jerry Segal of the Jerry Segal Classic; Dan Hilferty, president and CEO at Independence; Cyndi Corcoran, Magee patient; and Elizabeth Watson, physical therapist at Magee
Pictured from left to right: Dr. Jack Carroll, president and CEO at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital (Magee); Jerry Segal of the Jerry Segal Classic; Dan Hilferty, president and CEO at Independence; Cyndi Corcoran, Magee patient; and Elizabeth Watson, physical therapist at Magee. At an event held today at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital (Magee), Independence Blue Cross (Independence) announced financial contributions to The Jerry Segal Classic,...
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Independence celebrates the Be Well Health Hero Challenge finalists and winners

Marian Uhlman, Alanna Gardner, Wendell Holland, Tracy Davidson, Todd Irwin, and Christian Crosby atBe Well Philly Health Hero Challenge reception on November 27.
L to R: Marian Uhlman, Alanna Gardner, Wendell Holland, Tracy Davidson, Todd Irwin, and Christian Crosby at the Health Hero Challenge reception on November 27. Photo credit Theresa Regan. On November 27, Independence Blue Cross VP Marketing Koleen Cavanaugh joined Philadelphia magazine and Be Well Philly to celebrate the finalists and winners of the 2018 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge....
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Daniel J. Hilferty inducted as Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

New group of fellows of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Group photo of the recently inducted Fellows of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, including Independence President and CEO Dan Hilferty, courtesy of Pictures by Todd. Daniel J. Hilferty, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) president and CEO, was recently inducted into the College of Physicians of Philadelphia (the College). The nation’s oldest medical society,...
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Daniel J. Hilferty Speaks at Inaugural Bill Rouse Symposium: Shaping the City, Then and Now

Daniel J. Hilferty, president and CEO of Independence, poses with fellow panelists at the inaugural Bill Rouse Symposium at the Kimmel Center. Photo courtesy of the Kimmel Center. “Philadelphia is in a position to become the center of health care innovation,” said Daniel J. Hilferty, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) president and CEO, at the inaugural Bill Rouse Symposium hosted by the Kimmel Center....
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