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2011 Press Releases

Date	Title
12/19/2011	BlueCross Names Timblin Vice President of Strategy and Execution
12/8/2011	BlueCross Health Institute Addresses Rising Drug Costs New White Paper offers ideas to curb prescription cost drivers
12/7/2011	BlueCross Presents Health Information on Capitol Hill Statewide quality initiatives and employee wellness programs highlighted as industry best practices
12/6/2011	BlueCross Names Ronald Harris Director of Workplace Diversity
11/28/2011	Danielson Named Director of Corporate Communications
11/18/2011	Baker Elected to BlueCross Board of Directors
10/24/2011	BlueCross Names Maki Vice President of Regional Sales
10/14/2011	BlueCross Taps Pettway as Director of Brand Strategy and New Media
10/11/2011	BlueCross Names Hullender General Counsel
9/22/2011	BlueCross Examines Health Care Reform for Possible Winners, Losers in Tennessee Company launches new Health Institute with white paper studying impact of new law
9/21/2011	NCQA Says BlueCross is Excellent Commercial PPO Product Line Earns Highest Accreditation for Third Consecutive Year
9/21/2011	Volunteer State Health Plan Earns Excellent Rating NCQA Awards Highest Accreditation to TennCare MCO
9/14/2011	New Website Guides Uninsured to Medical Help BlueCross ProvidesTool for Clinics to Reach Out to Those in Need of Free, Reduced-Cost Care
9/12/2011	BlueCross Names Winners of $10,000 Shape the State Grants Twenty middle schools earn nationally acclaimed PE curriculum, equipment
9/9/2011	BlueCross Goes Solar Array On Top of the Gateway Building Will be the Largest in the Chattanooga Area
8/30/2011	BlueCross Brings Together Groups Targeting State’s Infant Mortality Crisis Participants to Discuss Solutions to 47th Place National Ranking
8/29/2011	IBM Names Three BlueCross Employees Information Champions Frank Brooks, Brian Green and Bindu Madhav recognized for their contributions to the information technology community
8/11/2011	Anderson Promoted to Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at BlueCross
8/11/2011	BlueCross Elevates Ward to Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
8/11/2011	Srite Advanced to Senior Vice President at BlueCross
8/8/2011	BlueCross Awarded for Quality Performance of its Federal Employee Program
8/1/2011	BlueCross Grants to Jump Start PE at 20 Tennessee Schools Middle grades encouraged to apply for funds to battle childhood obesity
7/28/2011	BlueCross Completes Industry First Enterprise-Wide Data Encryption Following ’09 Hard Drive Theft, $6 Million Effort Ensures All At-Rest Protected Health Information is Secure
7/14/2011	BlueCross Outreach Efforts Total $7.7 Million More Than 400 Organizations Statewide Benefited in 2010
7/11/2011	BlueCross Provides Free Breast Pumps to Mothers of At-Risk Babies Program Encourages Breastfeeding for NICU Infants; Aims to Improve Health, Combat Infant Mortality
7/6/2011	BlueCross Board Appoints Himelright as Chief Medical Officer
7/6/2011	BlueCross Names Manieri Vice President of Pharmacy
6/7/2011	Coopwood Appointed to BlueCross Board of Directors
5/24/2011	BlueCross Spring Fling Trivia Connects Sports Fans to the Action Trivia Game Offers $2,500 Donation to a School
4/30/2011	BlueCross Donates $100,000 to Storm Relief Efforts in Tennessee Chattanooga Area Red Cross Chapter Receives Assistance
4/7/2011	BlueCross Wins IBM 2010 Innovation Award IBM Recognizes Initiative to More Efficiently Manage Non-database Documents
3/22/2011	BlueCross Hires Hickey to Lead TennCare MCO Former TennCare Bureau Director Will Serve as President, CEO of Volunteer State Health Plan
3/4/2011	BlueCross Headquarters Awarded Gold in Environmental Design Largest LEED Gold Campus in Tennessee, Second Largest in Nation
2/28/2011	BlueCross Wellness Program Improves Health, Lowers Premiums State of Franklin Healthcare among First Employers to Achieve New Worksite Wellness Certification; Program to Expand Statewide
2/24/2011	BlueCross Hires Cade as Director of CHOICES Program Leads Efforts in Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care
2/21/2011	BlueCross Wellness Program Improves Health, Lowers Premiums Servpro Industries, Inc. Among First Employers to Achieve New Worksite Wellness Certification; Program to Expand Statewide
2/17/2011	BlueCross to Celebrate Black History Month
2/11/2011	AMA Study on Competition in Tennessee Insurance Marketplace Flawed
2/10/2011	BlueCross Adopts HITRUST Common Security Framework Effort Strengthens Company’s Work to Ensure Information Safety and Accountability
1/31/2011	BlueCross Available Anywhere with Launch of Mobile Web Members Gain Access to Key Insurance Plan Information via Smartphones
1/27/2011	BlueCross Medical Home Initiative Improves Quality with Innovative Clinical Technology BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Holston Medical Group and Performance Clinical Systems Launch
1/13/2011	BlueCross Earns Top Health Plan Ranking in Tennessee by National Business Coalition on Health Insurer Recognized for Delivering Value; Among top 15 Percent of Evaluated Plans Nationwide
1/7/2011	BlueCross Promotes Steele to Director of HR Business Support

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