Independence supports efforts to increase colorectal cancer screening rates in Philadelphia, which are among the nation’s lowest

Medium shot of Dan Hilferty speaking at the podium at March Forth Colorectal Cancer Alliance Event
Independence Blue Cross (Independence) hosted Michael Sapienza, CEO of the Colorectal Cancer Alliance (CCA), and area business leaders for a breakfast discussion about the importance of preventive screening and early detection of colorectal cancer. At the meeting, Independence CEO Daniel J. Hilferty announced that Independence will support the March Forth Philadelphia Prevention Project, which seeks to save lives by promoting increased colorectal cancer screening in the Philadelphia region....
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Independence’s Tony Taliaferro recognized with Influencers of Law award

from left to right: Salvatore J. Patti from PNC Wealth Management standing with Tony Taliaferro of Independence Blue Cross, who is holding his Influencers of Law award
Photo courtesy of Paul Coker Photography Lilton “Tony” Taliaferro, Independence Blue Cross vice president, deputy general counsel, assistant corporate secretary and general counsel for AmeriHealth New Jersey, was selected as an Influencers of Law winner in the category of In-House Counsel by the Philadelphia Media Network. Taliaferro was recognized for his professional accomplishments and community service at a celebration on March 26 at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia....
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Independence CEO Dan Hilferty published in a leading health policy journal

Independence Blue Cross CEO Dan Hilferty was recently published in The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. The journal, read by thousands of health care professionals, is a respected source for information on the equitable and ethical delivery of health care. The article, “Getting Health Care Right,” discusses the importance of universal access and stability in our health care markets and the need for collaboration between the public and private sectors....
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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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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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