Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is consistently recognized as one of the nation's best health plans for member satisfaction and quality. As a locally based, not-for-profit company serving Massachusetts for more than 80 years, we're also proud of the recognition we've received for our community involvement and our leadership in promoting diverse, healthy and environmentally-friendly workplaces.
Quality & Customer Service
We are proud to receive three 2018 ClearMark awards recognizing the “plain language” we use in our communications with members. Insurance can be complicated, and we work hard to make it simpler.
Highest in Member Satisfaction among Commercial Health Plans in Massachusetts
For the second year in a row, we have been named the top health plan for member satisfaction by J.D. Power. In 2018, we achieved the highest score in all six study factors - coverage and benefits, cost, provider choice, customer service, information and communication, and claims processing - one of only 5 health plans, out of 163 studied nationwide, to do so.
Excellent Accredited Status
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded our company an "Excellent" accreditation status for our Commercial HMO/POS and Commercial PPO products. An "Excellent" status is only awarded to those plans that meet or exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection, quality improvement, and access to excellent clinical care.
High Performing Private Health Plan
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has named us one of the highest-rated health plans in the country for quality in their Health Insurance Plan Ratings for 2018-2019. This puts us in the top 10 percent of U.S. health plans for quality. NCQA awarded Blue Cross' Commercial HMO/POS plan and Commercial PPO plan a rating of 4.5 out of 5.
For the third year in a row, our Prescription Drug plan received the highest rating of 5 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, rating it the top plan in New England. Our Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plans were both highly-rated earning 4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-Star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. Star Ratings can be found at www.medicare.gov.
We were one of only two health plans in the country to earn top marks for our Medicare Advantage plan and our Medicare Part D plan from US News & World Report.
Our MyBlue member app earned silver from Digital Health Awards
Our MyBlue member website and mobile app earned a Platinum award for best mobile strategy.
Excellent Accredited Status
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded our company an "Excellent" accreditation status for our Commercial HMO/POS and Commercial PPO products. An "Excellent" status is only awarded to those plans that meet or exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection, quality improvement, and access to excellent clinical care.
High Performing Private Health Plan
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Health Insurance Plan Ratings for 2017-2018 show that we continue to be rated among the highest-performing private health plans in America. For the second year in a row, NCQA awarded Blue Cross' Commercial HMO/POS plan a top rating of 5 out of 5. NCQA also rated our Commercial PPO plan 4.5 out of 5.
In 2017, Service Quality Measurement Group awarded our Retail Sales & Retention Team Contact Center World Class Customer Experience Certification and our Member Service and Talent Acquisition teams for Customer Experience Best Practice in Customer Service Representative Selection
For the second year in a row our Find a Doctor & Estimate Costs tool has been awarded a Healthcare Monitor Gold Award by Corporate Insight.
Named 2017 Best Health Insurance Provider by the Worcester Business Journal
In 2017 for the second year in a row, our Prescription Drug plan received the highest rating of 5 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Our Medicare Advantage HMO and PPO plans were both high-rated earning 4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-Star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. Star Ratings can be found at www.medicare.gov.
For the fourth year in a row, Our Retail Sales & Retention team was named one of the highest ranking inbound sales call centers in the nation in terms of efficiency and effectiveness.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded our company an "Excellent" accreditation status for our Commercial HMO/POS and Commercial PPO products.
An "Excellent" status is only awarded to those plans that meet or exceed NCQA's rigorous requirements for consumer protection, quality improvement, and access to excellent clinical care.
NCQA's Health Insurance Plan Ratings 2016-2017 rated us among the highest-performing private health plans in America. NCQA awarded our Commercial HMO/POS plan a top rating of 5 out of 5. NCQA also rated our Commercial PPO plan and Medicare HMO and PPO plans 4.5 out of 5, putting all four among the highest-rated health plans in the nation for quality.
For the second year in a row our Find a Doctor & Estimate Costs tool has been awarded a Healthcare Monitor Gold Award by Corporate Insight.
In 2016, both our Medicare Advantage HMO plan and our Prescription Drug plan received the highest rating of 5 out of 5 stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Our Medicare Advantage PPO plan is also a high-rated plan at 4 stars out of 5. We also received 5 out of 5 stars for customer service for all three plans.
Medicare evaluates plans based on a 5-Star rating system. Star Ratings are calculated each year and may change from one year to the next. Star Ratings can be found at www.medicare.gov.
Our Retail Sales and Retention team has been certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal, a leader in call center benchmarking.
Information Security
Information Security Certification We're proud to announce that our main systems processing, hosting and exchanging members' personal health information have earned Certified status for information security by the Health Information Trust (HITRUST) Alliance. This validates our commitment to protecting our members' sensitive private health care information.
Community Leadership
Named 9th largest corporate charitable contributor in Massachusetts.
The Boston Business Journal named us a Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts in 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017.
The Boston Business Journal named us a Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts in 2014, 2015 & 2016.
The Boston Business Journal named us a Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts in 2014 & 2015.
The Boston Business Journal named us a Top Charitable Contributors in Massachusetts in 2014.
Employer of Choice
Named one of the nation's 500 best employers among mid-sized companies by Forbes.
We were named one the 50 Out Front by MBA Diversity magazine as one of the best companies for women and diverse managers to work for.
For the third straight year, Blue Cross has received a perfect score of 100% on the 2018 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Named one of Working Mother’s 100 best companies.
Presented a silver award as a best employer for healthy lifestyles by the National Business Group on Health.
Received a WorkWell Massachusetts Award Program Silver Level winner for our worksite health.
Named one of the top 100 Innovators in Diversity & Inclusion by the women-owned digital platform, Mogul
For the second straight year, Blue Cross has received a perfect score of 100% on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
Named by the Boston Business Journal as one of 2017’s Healthiest Employers in Massachusetts.
Recognized by WorkWell Massachusetts in 2017 for our associate wellness programs
Named by Get Konnected in 2017 as GK15 - one of 15 companies in Greater Boston with the most diverse Board of Directors
Blue Cross has received a perfect score of 100% on the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality, administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.