Blue Shield of California strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. The health plan is a tax paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with nearly 6 million members, over 7,500 employees and more than 25billioninannualrevenue.Foundedin1939inSanFranciscoandnowheadquarteredinOakland,BlueShieldofCaliforniaanditsaffiliatesprovidehealth,dental,vision,MedicaidandMedicarehealthcareserviceplansinCalifornia.Thecompanyhascontributedmorethan60 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation in the last three years to have an impact on California communities. For more news about Blue Shield of California, please visit news.blueshieldca.com.