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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Health benefit plan company

Field	Value
name	BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
founded	1945
subsidiaries	Volunteer State Health Plan
website	[www.bcbst.com](https://www.bcbst.com)

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is the largest health benefit plan company in Tennessee. It is an independent, not-for-profit organization governed by its own board of directors. The organization is part of a nationwide association of health care plans licensed by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

History

BlueCross was founded in 1945 when Roy McDonald saw the need to establish a payment system that would benefit Erlanger Hospital, now the Erlanger Health System.

On October 2, 2009, 57 computer hard drives were stolen from Blue Cross, some containing Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and medical information. Some of them contain Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and medical information. In 2012, the company was fined $1.5 million over the data breach.

References

Flessner, Dave. (2019-09-30). "Chattanooga-based BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee refunds $22.6 million to policy holders".
Lundy, Davis. (2019-09-14). "Moments in Memory: BlueCross BlueShield founding shaped future of city's health care".
[https://www.al.com/breaking/2010/01/more_than_220000_customers_by.html "More than 220,000 customers affected by stolen BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee data"] Associated Press; January 13, 2010.
[https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/03/15/health-insurer-fined-data-breach/ "US health insurer fined $1.5m over 2009 data breach"] Naked Security; March 15, 2012]

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