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A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
Founded in 1948, [26] Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield (ABCBS) [27] is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and the largest healthcare provider in the state. [28] It donated $1.98 million to The Walton College of Business toward founding its Robert L. Shoptaw Master of Healthcare Business Analytics Program. [29]
It is the most popular Wisconsin-based Medicare supplement plan in the state, with more than 42,000 members, based on enrollment data submitted to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 2015. In 1966, the year Medicare was established, WPS was named the Medicare administrator for the state of Wisconsin.
Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, (HCSC) is a member-owned health insurance company in the United States. HCSC was formerly known as Hospital Service Corporation and changed its name to Health Care Service Corporation in 1975.
A unique physician identification number (UPIN) was a six-character alpha-numeric identifier used by Medicare to identify doctors in the United States. They were discontinued in June 2007 [ 1 ] and replaced by National Provider Identifier , or NPI numbers.
BCBSMA has non-profit status as a health insurer [5] and has 2.8 million policyholders, the largest number of any insurer in Massachusetts, with most policyholders insured through employers. [6] The number of policyholders dropped slightly between the first and second quarters of 2011, due to the economy and layoffs. [7]
The earliest form of HMOs can be seen in a number of "prepaid health plans". In 1910, the Western Clinic in Tacoma, Washington offered lumber mill owners and their employees certain medical services from its providers for a premium of $0.50 per member per month. This is considered by some to be the first example of an HMO.
Its network of health care providers includes nearly 180 area hospitals and more than 60,000 physicians and other health care professionals. Independence is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association .