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February 28, 2012 12:30 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Independence Blue Cross and Aria Health Announce New Agreements to Continue to Serve Patients in Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independence Blue Cross (IBC) and Aria Health have signed new multi-year contracts that include IBC's innovative pay-for-performance program for...
February 14, 2012 15:12 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Runners Get Set! Online Registration for Blue Cross Broad Street Run Opens February 15

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Online registration for the 33rd annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run on May 6 opens February 15 at broadstreetrun.com. For the 16th consecutive year,...
February 10, 2012 15:44 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Independence Blue Cross and Health Advocate(TM) Partner to Help Consumers Navigate the Health Care System

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The region's leading health insurer, Independence Blue Cross (IBC), today announced it is partnering with the nation's leading independent health care...
February 10, 2012 10:00 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

IBC CEO Daniel Hilferty Receives Heart of Philadelphia Award From American Heart Association

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Daniel J. Hilferty, president and CEO of Independence Blue Cross, will accept the Heart of Philadelphia Award tomorrow evening, February 11, from the...
February 08, 2012 17:48 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

IBC Study Shows That Integrating Medical and Pharmacy Benefits Offers Advantages

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A newly published Independence Blue Cross (IBC) study shows that by choosing integrated medical and pharmacy benefits for their employees, employers can...
January 26, 2012 09:00 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Independence Blue Cross Names Stephen P. Fera Senior Vice President of Public Affairs

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independence Blue Cross has promoted Stephen P. Fera to the newly created position of senior vice president of public affairs. Fera had served as vice...
January 25, 2012 11:30 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Area Health Care Forces Address Complex, Industry-wide Coding Challenge

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two of the Commonwealth's leading health care organizations, Independence Blue Cross (IBC) and the Pennsylvania Medical Society, announced today they...
January 20, 2012 10:00 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Checking in to Keep You Well: IBC and Health Dialog Team Up to Help Primary Care Doctors Improve Care

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independence Blue Cross (IBC) today announced that it is collaborating with Health Dialog, a leading provider of health care analytics and decision...
January 16, 2012 10:00 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Daniel J. Hilferty Receives Martin Luther King, Jr. Association's Drum Major Award

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Independence Blue Cross president and CEO Daniel J. Hilferty today received the Drum Major Award for Corporate Cooperation from the Philadelphia Martin...
December 22, 2011 12:06 ET | Source: Independence Blue Cross

Independence Blue Cross Helps to Rally More Than 25,000 Gifts in Just Six Days for Local "Toys For Tots" Drive

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the donation crisis facing the U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots program in the Philadelphia region, Independence Blue Cross (IBC), the...