{"id":141946,"date":"2022-12-22T21:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T01:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-blue-shield-of-california-to-serve-more-than-one-million-active-duty-military-members-and-families-with-access-to-quality-health-care-starting-2024\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T22:40:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T02:40:01","slug":"blue-shield-of-california-dara-acceso-a-servicios-de-salud-de-calidad-a-mas-de-un-millon-de-militares-en-servicio-activo-y-a-sus-familias-a-partir-de-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/blue-shield-of-california-dara-acceso-a-servicios-de-salud-de-calidad-a-mas-de-un-millon-de-militares-en-servicio-activo-y-a-sus-familias-a-partir-de-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Shield of California to Serve More Than One Million Active-Duty Military Members and Families with Access to Quality Health Care Starting 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prngen2{\nPADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt\n}\n.prnml4{\nMARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT\n}\n.prnbcc{\nBORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE; BORDER-TOP:1pt  black; BORDER-RIGHT:1pt  black; BORDER-BOTTOM:1pt  black; BORDER-LEFT:1pt  black\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\"><i>Nonprofit health plan is part of TriWest Healthcare Alliance, which was awarded <\/i><i>the TRICARE West Region contract by the Department of Defense<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">OAKLAND, Calif.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Dec. 22, 2022<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> will provide access to quality care for more than one million eligible active-duty military members and their families living in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=3744057-1&amp;h=4072488251&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.defense.gov%2FNews%2FContracts%2FContract%2FArticle%2F3254039%2F&amp;a=contract+awarded+by+the+U.S.+Department+of+Defense+(DoD)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">contract awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)<\/a>\u00a0to TriWest Healthcare Alliance. TriWest will administer the DoD&#8217;s next-generation TRICARE program, known as &#8220;T-5,&#8221; for its 26-state West Region territory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpgb0b1left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpgb0b1left\" title=\"Blue Shield of California Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/810201\/blue_jpg_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Shield of California Logo\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>TRICARE is the uniformed services healthcare program for active-duty service members and their families; National Guard and Reserve members and their families; retirees and their family members; survivors; and certain former spouses.<\/p>\n<p>Under this contract, active-duty service members and their families in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> will gain access to Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California&#8217;s<\/span> network of providers. The health plan already is accessible to the more than 800,000 eligible veterans in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> under a contract TriWest Healthcare Alliance has with the Department of Veterans Affairs.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are honored to be part of the TriWest Healthcare Alliance team that is focused on this critical work to support military members and families who have sacrificed so much for our nation,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Paul Markovich<\/span>, president and CEO of Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. &#8220;Our company&#8217;s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at an affordable price. Serving 1.8 million eligible active-duty military, veterans, and their families in communities across the state, through our collaboration with TriWest, is an important part of achieving our mission.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The TRICARE West Region includes 26 states: <span class=\"xn-location\">Alaska<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Arizona<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Arkansas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Colorado<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Hawaii<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Idaho<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Iowa<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Kansas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Minnesota<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Missouri<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Montana<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nebraska<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">New Mexico<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">North Dakota<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Oklahoma<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Oregon<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">South Dakota<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Utah<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Wisconsin<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-location\">Wyoming<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>TriWest Healthcare Alliance also holds the federal contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to administer its Community Care Network for Veterans. With today&#8217;s announcement, Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> will be able to assist active-duty members during their time of service, and then, as they transition to their Veterans Affairs benefits, they will use the same local provider network offered by Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At TriWest, it has been our privilege to serve the healthcare needs of the Veteran and military communities for nearly three decades. We are humbled to have the opportunity through this contract to work alongside both the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs, with Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> at our side,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">David J. McIntyre, Jr.<\/span>, president and CEO of TriWest Healthcare Alliance.<\/p>\n<p><b>About Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<br \/>Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> is a tax-paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with 4.7 million members, 7,800 employees, and <span class=\"xn-money\">$22.9 billion<\/span> in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 in <span class=\"xn-location\">San Francisco<\/span> and now headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Oakland<\/span>, Blue Shield of <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span> and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid, and Medicare healthcare service plans in <span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>. 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