Media Releases

2006 Press Releases

Date Title
12/29/2006 BlueCross Receives Inspector General Integrity Awards
Special Investigation Unit Honored with Second Set of Awards in 2006
12/22/2006 NCQA Awards BlueCross MCO Accreditation Status of Excellent
Accreditation Fulfills TennCare Bureau Mandate for all MCOs
12/20/2006 State Selects BlueCross for CoverTN Program
Company’s HealthPlans to Provide Affordable Access to Medical Care
12/19/2006 URAC Awards BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Case Management Re-accreditation
11/20/2006 URAC Awards BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Consumer Education and Support Accreditation
Tennessee Health Plan First in the Country to Gain New Accreditation
11/13/2006 Health Ethics Trust Honors BlueCross
10/31/2006 BlueCross Promotes Protection from the Flu
Tennesseans Encouraged to Get Annual Vaccine
10/24/2006 BlueCross Adds Consumer Coaches To Lineup
Telephonic and E-mail Advice to Simplify New Consumer-Directed Insurance Options
10/11/2006 BlueCross Expands Medicare Coverage Choices for 2007
Company to Offer Four Medicare Advantage and Three Stand-alone Part D Plans
10/2/2006 Tennessee Coaches Believe Some High School Athletes Are Using Performance Enhancing Drugs
BlueCross and TSSAA Release DVD to Educate Teens of the Dangers of Using Performance Enhancers
9/25/2006 165,000 Students Launch BlueCross WalkingWorks For Schools Program
Walking Program Seeks To Teach Benefits of a Health Lifestyle at an Early Age
9/21/2006 BlueCross Introduces Personal Health Record For Fully-Insured Members
Addition of Clinical Health Record Further Strengthens Consumer Product Portfolio
9/18/2006 BlueCross Health Foundation Awards Vanderbilt Research Grant
$2.48 Million Grant Studies Premature Births in Tennessee
9/12/2006 BlueCross, Caremark Seek to Expand Enrollment in Free Electronic Prescribing Program
9/7/2006 BlueCross Tackles Silent Killer
Spokesperson for National Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis Will Address Chattanooga-Area Health Care Professionals
8/31/2006 Inspector General Recognizes Two BlueCross Fraud Unit Employees with Integrity Award
7/20/2006 BlueCross Charitable Efforts Help Lead Tennesseans to Better Health
Community Relations Annual Report Highlights $3 Million in Support to More Than 200 Organizations
7/10/2006 BlueCross Recognized for Excellence in Federal Employee Program Administration
7/10/2006 Robert McGuff, Former BlueCross President, Remembered for his Achievements and Impact on Tennessee
Statement From BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
6/22/2006 BlueCross Unveils Design for New Corporate Campus
Focus Remains on Efficiency of Operations and Commitment to Downtown
6/13/2006 BlueCross Riverbend Run adds 10K Run and 5K Walk To Popular Event
5K Run and One-Mile Fun Walk Also Held Saturday, June 17
4/27/2006 School Walking Program for Children Expands Statewide
BlueCross WalkingWorks for Schools Opens Registration to All K-5 Tennessee Schools
4/18/2006 Care for Uninsured Addressed at Second Annual Statewide Forum
BlueCross, Clinics, Health Care Providers to Explore Ways to Better Serve Tennessee’s Uninsured
4/6/2006 Artech, Tune Join Design Team for BlueCross Headquarters
Local Architectural Firms Lend Expertise, Hometown Knowledge to Project
3/23/2006 BlueCross Market Street Mile and Mystery History Quest Debuts in Downtown Chattanooga April 8
Event Features 1-mile Personal Best Race & History Scavenger Hunt
3/21/2006 BlueCross Chooses Construction Management Team
Partnership of Skanska/EMJ/Russell to Deliver Corporate Campus
3/7/2006 121 Tennessee Schools Join Walking Program For Children
BlueCross WalkingWorks for Schools Targets Childhood Obesity
3/2/2006 Phillips Joins Government Affairs Team at BlueCross
2/10/2006 Education is Focus of Black History Month Observance at BlueCross
From Windows to Hats, Events Highlight African-American Contributions, Stress Importance of Education
1/9/2006 McCollum Promoted to Director of Sales for West Tennessee Region
1/6/2006 Accreditation Renewed for BlueCross Web Site

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