Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Company Profile :

Anthem, Inc. is an Indiana-based publicly traded company which provides (through the subsidiary companies) health care benefits to nearly 12 million people.

It is the fifth largest publicly traded health benefits company in the United States and is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) is operative in the American states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Colorado, Nevada, Maine and Virginia. In Virginia Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is the trade name of Anthem Health Plans, Inc.

The affiliates of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield are:

Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky, Inc. (AHP)

Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. (AICI)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri (BCBSMO)

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Wisconsin (BCBSWI)

Claims Management Services, Inc.

Community Insurance Company (CIC)

Compcare Health Services Insurance Corporation

Lumenos, Inc.

Products and Services :

The various health products and services offered by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Virginia include:

1. Individual Health Plans including:

Individual KeyCare Preferred (cost-saving PPO network plan)

Individual Basic KeyCare (lower-cost alternative with a PPO discount option)

Individual Essential KeyCare (to protect against higher medical expenses)

Individual KeyCare HSA (high deductible health plan combined with a Health Savings Account)

Individual Basic BlueCare (lower-cost alternative with no network restrictions)

Virginia Advantage (traditional plan with richer benefits)

Short Option (Temporary protection lasting 180 days or less)

2. Group Health Plans (provided by employers) including:

Anthem HealthKeepers (HMO plans focusing on preventive care)

Anthem KeyCare (offering both in and out-of-network benefits)

Anthem BlueCare (traditional fee-for-service plans)

Anthem Essential & Standard (designed for companies with 2-50 employees)

Anthem ByDesign Personal Care Account (consumer-driven health plan for self-funded groups with over 500 employees)

Federal Employees Program

3. Dental Plan including:

Individual Dental Plan

Group Dental Plan

4. Vision Plan including:

Anthem HealthKeepers Vision Benefits

Anthem KeyCare Vision Benefits

Anthem BlueCare Vision Benefits

5. Life Insurance Plans (offered by Anthem Life Insurance Company) including:

Individual Life Insurance (including Anthem Blue Preferred Term Life)

Group Life Insurance (including Group term life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Dependent Life, Supplemental Life and AD&D, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability Insurance)

Voluntary Insurance (including Voluntary Group Term Life, Voluntary Short Term Disability, Voluntary Long Term Disability, and Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance)

Contact :

Call: Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield 317-488-6000

Virginia Southeast Headquarters: 804-354-7000 

Address: P.O. Box 27401, Richmond, Virginia 23279