Philadelphia’s First City-Wide Innovation Festival, B. PHL, Announced for October 2019

Celebrating the announcement of B.PHL, Philadelphia’s first city-wide Innovation Festival, are, left to right: Daniel J. Hilferty, CEO of Independence Health Group and chairman of the board of directors of The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia; Michelle Histand, director of Innovation at Independence Blue Cross; Marques Colston, former NFL player, founder and managing partner of Dynasty Innovation, and managing director of the Center for Innovation at Virtua Health; Sheila Hess, city representative for the City of Philadelphia; Rui Jing Jiang, co-founder and CEO of Avisi Technologies; and Rob Wonderling, president and CEO of The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.
Celebrating the announcement of B.PHL, Philadelphia’s first city-wide Innovation Festival, are, left to right: Daniel J. Hilferty, Michelle Histand, Marques Colston, Sheila Hess, Rui Jing Jiang, and Rob Wonderling.

Participants include local organizations, entrepreneurs and innovators across healthcare, technology, engineering, art, music, academia and more

Philadelphia – June 17, 2019 – Regional leaders and entrepreneurs today announced Philadelphia’s first city-wide innovation festival,...
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Independence named to the Adoption Center’s inaugural Adoption Honor Roll

Philadelphia, PA — In April, the Adoption Center (the Center) named Independence Blue Cross (Independence) a premier member on the Center’s first-ever Honor Roll, a list of more than 40 leading organizations that value building families through adoption. Independence received recognition on the Adoption Honor Roll based on its comprehensive employee-assistance program that includes: financial reimbursement and paid leave after a child is placed,...
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Independence Blue Cross to offer drug rebates upfront, at the point of sale

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Philadelphia, PA — May 29, 2019 — On June 1, 2019, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) will begin to offer drug rebates at the point of sale to Commercial fully insured members who have prescription drug benefits and fill rebate-eligible brand medications through retail pharmacies or the mail. Independence has historically used the rebates received from drug manufacturers to help offset all members’ prescription drug plan costs and premiums....
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Independence Blue Cross and Dedicated Senior Medical Centers to hold “Spring Fling” events

The events, to be held at centers throughout the city, will celebrate seniors and the community

This week, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) is hosting “Spring Fling” events at Dedicated Senior Medical Centers (Dedicated) throughout the city. The events give Independence the opportunity to recognize seniors who have chosen to get care at Dedicated, introduce those seniors’ family and friends to the personalized and affordable services Dedicated offers,...
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Live Fearless at Philadelphia Zoo’s New WildWorks Ropes Course—presented by Independence Blue Cross

Ribbon Cutting ceremony for WildWorks rope course at Philadelphia Zoo
Independence CEO Dan Hilferty joins Philadelphia Zoo President Vik Dewan and Independence Visitor Center President & CEO Jim Cuorato for the opening of the Zoo’s new WildWorks zip line and ropes course. Philadelphia, PA – Guests at Philadelphia Zoo can now immerse themselves in an aerial adventure crossing bridges, balancing on ropes,...
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Independence announces Celebrate Caring winners and finalists

Side by side images of each Celebrate Caring winner surprised at work during Nurses Week.

Independence announces three winners and seven finalists for its first-ever Celebrate Caring campaign to recognize outstanding nurses in the region

Philadelphia, PA — Independence Blue Cross recently announced its three Celebrate Caring winners, traveling to each nurse’s workplace during National Nurses Week to surprise them with the award. The contest invited people in Pennsylvania,...
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Indego announces expansion of its electric bike fleet, new stations

Indego E-bike photo by Darren Burton
Photo credit Darren Burton PHILADELPHIA – Indego bike share has announced an expansion of its electric bike pilot. Starting in late May, Indego will begin to roll out 400 more pedal-assist electric bikes, along with other program improvements, including new stations. “Adding more electric bikes to the fleet will help address several barriers and open the door for new cyclists who may not have considered using Indego before,” said Waffiyyah Murray,...
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New Independence ad campaign delivers message of caring and kindness

New advertising campaign brings a positive, uplifting message to Philadelphia region updating brand positioning and addressing local consumer sentiment

Philadelphia, PA —  Independence Blue Cross (Independence) introduced a new advertising campaign, “Let’s Take Care of You Together,” that demonstrates Independence’s longstanding commitment to caring for people in the communities it serves. During a time when consumers face growing concern over health care reform,...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Study Finds Millennials are Less Healthy than Generation X Were at the Same Age

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Philadelphia millennials are somewhat less healthy than the national average, primarily due to behavioral health conditions like depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder

Philadelphia – April 24, 2019 – Millennials in the Philadelphia region are somewhat less healthy than the national average, based on a new Health of America study using the Blue Cross Blue Shield Health IndexSM (BCBS Health Index). ...
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Independence Health Group reports 2018 financial results

Strong performance, multi-year strategy reflected in solid financial foundation and allows for increased contributions to community health initiatives

PHILADELPHIA — April 23, 2019 — Independence Health Group, Inc., (Independence) the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, LLC, reported strong financial results for 2018 with total revenue of $16.3 billion and net income of $324 million,...
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