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Business Focus: |
HIP: HMO |
HIP: Fee-For-Service (FFS) |
HIP: Point-of-Service (POS) |
HIP: Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) |
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Company Description: |
Blue Cross and Blue and Shield of Montana, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, is Montana's leading health services corporation. Headquartered in Helena, MT., it serves more than 230,000 members and over 140,000 Medicare recipients. Its provider network consists of partnerships with more than 1,700 licensed Montana physicians, all 59 acute general hospitals in Montana, and 2,400 allied healthcare professionals.
In 1986, Blue Shield (MPS) and Blue Cross merged in 1986 to become Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana, an independent, locally operated licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, a system of 42 plans throughout the United States. |
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Company Ownership: |
An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. |
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