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Blue Cross Blue Shield
Our Take
For breadth of provider network, a Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) plan is tough to beat. An estimated one in three Americans is covered by a BCBS plan. BCBS companies operate in all 50 states, including Washington DC, which facilitates getting in-network care if you’re traveling out of state. The BCBS companies are also generally highly rated for affordability and financial stability.
Basics & Ratings
Founded
1929
JD PowerJ.D. Power and Associates is a global marketing information services firm that conducts surveys of customer satisfaction, product quality, and buyer behavior.
3 out of 5
PolicyholdersThis is how many active US health insurance customers are insured by this company
106M
A.M. BestA.M. Best is an independent rating agency that evaluates the financial strength of insurance companies. Ratings as of May 2016, on a scale from A++ to D
A
Overall Score
We evaluated this health insurance company using publicly available data on patient care & satisfaction, customer service and costs (premiums) versus similar plans on the market.
Quality & Satisfaction
Based on ratings by the National Committee for Quality Assurance. Plan reviews take into account consumer surveys and performance measurements used by more than 90% of America's health plans. Because so many plans collect this data, it is possible to compare plans on an "apples to apples" basis.
Above Average
Affordability
To calculate the affordability rating we compared the cost of an insurer's silver plan to the average cost of a silver plan in each state. Higher star ratings were awarded to insurers that had plans that were cheaper than the average plan cost in a higher number of states.
Above Average
Ranking among U.S. health insurance companies
We rank-ordered health insurance companies by published revenues, so you know how large the company is compared to competitors.
- #1Largest in U.S.
Sample quotes by state
Average monthly premium for a 30 year-old non-smoker in the insurer’s state footprint
State | Catastrophic | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas | $605 | $762 | $894 | ||
Alabama | $209 | $244 | $300 | $381 | |
Arizona | $205 | $255 | $320 | $324 | |
Georgia | $187 | $284 | $321 | $457 | |
Illinois | $213 | $228 | $292 | $338 | $339 |
Kanasas | $188 | $220 | $265 | $322 | $395 |
Louisiana | $319 | $397 | $463 | ||
Massachusetts | $260 | $297 | $410 | $523 | $859 |
Michigan | $193 | $245 | $337 | $420 | $516 |
Minnesota | $220 | $262 | $330 | $394 | |
Missouri | $202 | $245 | $327 | $411 | |
Mississippi | $136 | $159 | $182 | ||
Montana | $190 | $237 | $299 | $373 | |
North Carolina | $201 | $329 | $406 | $514 | $595 |
North Dakota | $138 | $264 | $328 | $366 | |
Nebraska | $189 | $282 | $370 | $466 | |
New Mexico | $160 | ||||
Oklahoma | $216 | $217 | $291 | $396 | |
Rhode Island | $209 | $255 | $342 | ||
South Carolina | $230 | $260 | $288 | $366 | |
Tennessee | $248 | $324 | $478 | $623 | |
Texas | $183 | $214 | $275 | $336 | |
Wyoming | $318 | $365 | $425 | $506 |
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