CPR Ready initiative brings free Hands-Only CPR and AED Training to local universities

CPR Ready at Temple
Students and faculty at Temple University get CPR Ready with virtual reality training. Independence Blue Cross (Independence), in partnership with Penn Medicine’s Mobile CPR Project, hosted a series of college campus events to provide free cardiac arrest education and Hands-Only CPR training to students and faculty at La Salle University, St. Joseph’s University,...
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Independence LIVE hosts group run ahead of Blue Cross Broad Street Run

BCBSR18 Warmup
Runners gather outside of Independence LIVE for a three-mile run as part of their Blue Cross Broad Street Run training. Independence Blue Cross (Independence), City Fit Girls, and Run215 hosted a group run to help people prepare for next month’s Blue Cross Broad Street Run. Runners of all paces met at Independence LIVE before heading to the Schuylkill River Trail for the three-mile run....
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and Independence Blue Cross support opioid prevention and treatment efforts

Efforts include policy that recommends not prescribing opioids as first or second line of pain therapy, and limiting initial opioid scripts to five days

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) National Council of Physician and Pharmacist Executives announced today that it has adopted a professional standard that opioids should not be prescribed as first or second lines of pain therapy in most clinical situations....
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Independence Health Group congratulates Villanova Wildcats, sponsors victory parade in Philadelphia

Villanova Parade
Independence Blue Cross and the entire Independence Health Group (IHG) shares in the region’s pride and excitement related to the success of Villanova University’s men’s basketball team, which earned its second NCAA national championship in three years on April 2. As it did two years ago, Independence is again a sponsor of the victory parade being held in Philadelphia — which will run right in front of the Independence headquarters at 1901 Market — ...
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Independence partners with Shriners Hospitals for Children to host GLAHM Camp for young women with spinal cord injuries

Shriners GLAHM Camp - April 3 2018
Young women from Shriners Hospitals for Children – Philadelphia visit Independence Blue Cross for GLAHM Camp. Photo courtesy of Shriners Hospitals for Children – Philadelphia. Independence Blue Cross (Independence) welcomed young women from Shriners Hospitals for Children – Philadelphia to its offices on Market Street for Good Life and Healthy Mind (GLAHM) Camp,...
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FIFA players compete at Independence LIVE for a chance to represent the Philadelphia Union in the MLS’s new esports league

esports event at LIVE
Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Union Independence LIVE transformed into a video gaming arena on Sunday to host a semifinals event for the Philadelphia Union’s esports Open. The tournament, presented by Independence Blue Cross, is designed to identify the city’s most talented FIFA 18 player, who will go on to represent the Union in Major League Soccer’s new gaming league,...
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Independence and Comcast collaborate on Innovation Day to spotlight cutting-edge health technology

Innovation Day
Pictured left to right: Brian Lobley,  president of Commercial and Consumer Markets for Independence; Don Mathis, general manager of Growth Initiatives for Comcast; and Terry Booker, vice president of Corporate Development and Innovation for Independence.   Independence Blue Cross, in collaboration with Comcast, through its Connected Health effort, hosted “Innovation Day,” which featured some of the region’s most promising health care start-ups and entrepreneurs....
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Independence executive Tony Taliaferro receives the Albert S. Dandridge III Diversity Award

TT award
Tony Taliaferro, vice president and deputy general counsel at Independence Blue Cross, is the recipient of the 2017 Albert S. Dandridge III Diversity Award presented by the Philadelphia Bar Association. The award recognizes an individual who has made a substantial contribution to diversity in the Philadelphia area and who promotes full and equal inclusion in the legal profession....
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Independence Blue Cross removes cost sharing for naloxone and Narcan

Action aims to remove access barriers, save lives, and further combat the opioid abuse epidemic

Philadelphia, PA — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) announced that as of March 1 it is removing member cost sharing for injectable and nasal spray formulations of naloxone and Narcan (a brand of naloxone). Independence is one of the first Blue plans in the country to implement this change....
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Independence Blue Cross reports growing uptake of HPV vaccine

HoA Adolescent Vaccine
34 percent of the area adolescents received a first dose of HPV vaccine by their 13th birthday, but state HPV vaccination rates still low compared to other adolescent immunizations Philadelphia, PA — While human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination rates have risen substantially, just 34 percent of adolescents in the Philadelphia region received a first dose of the vaccine by their 13th birthday,...
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