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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

American healthcare insurer

Field	Value
name	Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
logo	Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City logo.jpg
type	Not-for-Profit
industry	Health Insurance
foundation	1938
location	Kansas City, Missouri
area_served	Kansas City metropolitan area
key_people	Erin Stucky (President and CEO)
num_employees	1,000
num_employees_year	2018
website

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and a not-for-profit health insurance provider with more than one million members. Founded in 1938, Blue KC offers healthcare, dental, life insurance and Medicare coverage. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, the company serves 30 counties in northwest Missouri, and Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas.

History

Originally named Blue Cross of Kansas City, the health insurance provider was established in 1938. Kansas City Blue Shield was formed in 1943. In 1982, the Kansas City Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans merged, creating Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.

In 2003, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger denied a bid from Anthem (the fifth-largest US publicly traded health insurance company at the time) to purchase the company. Both companies sought legal recourse, arguing that the insurance commissioner had over-stepped the authority of the office. The Kansas Supreme Court heard the case and ruled that the state insurance commissioner has the authority to block such mergers and affirmed her ability to do so. Prior to the proposed merger, the company had lost 80,000 policy holders.

From 2014 to 2018, Blue KC participated in the Affordable Care Act exchange. The company withdrew from the exchange in 2017 after reporting a $100 million loss. In 2015, the company created the Blue KC Exchange, a private insurance exchange marketplace for small businesses. Danette Wilson became the Blue KC's first female CEO in 2015. When she retired in 2019, Erin Stucky, a 25-year veteran of the company, succeeded her in the role.

In November 2017, Blue KC launched Spira Care, a plan that combines primary care and health insurance.

References

(9 February 2018). "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City". Kansas City Business Journal.
(10 January 2019). "Blue KC CEO Wilson will retire; another woman will succeed her". Kansas City Business Journal.
"Blue KC Leadership Team".
"About Us". Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City.
"Blue KC History".
"History of Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association – 1980s". Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
(August 7, 2003). "High court ends Blue Cross merger plans". [[Lawrence Journal World]].
(24 May 2017). "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of KC is pulling out of Obamacare exchange in 2018". The Kansas City Star.
(16 November 2011). "Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City launches health exchange". Kansas City Business Journal.
(8 November 2017). "Blue KC plan cuts co-pays for doctor visits". Kansas City Business Journal.

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