Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York (BCBSNY)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York
Buffalo, New York is home to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York. They offer health insurance policies that include Traditional Blue (POS, PPO & traditional indemnity), and Community Blue (HMO). They are a subsidiary of HealthNow New York.
For the past 65 years, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York has been the largest health care provider in the region. Over 571,000 New Yorkers are provided for by their plans. They serve Allegany, Cattaruagus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and Wyoming counties.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York offers health management programs to assist members with chronic diseases. Some topics of focus include asthma, diabetes, depression and osteoporosis.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western
New York's Community Blue plans have been rated ‘Excellent’
by NCQA. More than 95% of the providers in their area are covered
by a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Central New York
Based in Syracuse, NY, Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Central New York offers health insurance and
other services to eight New York state counties. They are a
subsidiary of Excellus
Blue Cross Blue Shield.
In recent years, Blue Cross Blue
Shield companies were known as: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Central
New York, Blue Cross Blue Shield of the Rochester Area, and
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Utica-Watertown. Today, Excellus Blue
Cross Blue Shield offers service to these areas through four
headquarters and other field offices:
- Central New York Region - headquartered in Syracuse with another office in Watertown
- Central New York Southern Tier Region - headquartered in Elmira with another office in Binghamton
- Rochester Region - headquartered in Rochester
- Utica Region - headquartered in Utica with other offices in Oneonta and Plattsburgh
