Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (ABCBS) is launching a statewide health campaign to educate Arkansans on the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage vaccination. Entitled “Vaccinate in the Natural State,” the project is a collaboration led by…

Arkansas State University has named Dr. Jessica Camp to the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Endowed Nursing Professorship in Rural Health for the College of Nursing and Health Professions. She is the inaugural holder of the endowed professorship. Camp…

Good behavioral health is central to a thriving workplace culture The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on the American worker’s financial, physical, and behavioral health unlike any event in recent history. In a 2020 survey measuring workforce attitudes toward…

A typical evening in a typical American household: husband or wife returns home from a job interview. The spouse wants to know specifics about the prospective employer’s health benefits and immediately asks, “Well, what about vision and dental?” Fact is,…

From smartphone apps to integrated systems, the health care sector is undergoing massive transformation driven in part by advances in technology. There has been an unprecedented level of investment and funding for new companies and solutions intended to disrupt the…

The usually bustling corner of Sixth and Gaines streets in downtown Little Rock is quiet these days, but the business of health insurance in Arkansas is anything but.  For Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which has called Gaines Street…

The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas, established by Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield in 2001, is organizing the “Rapid-Response COVID Relief” grant process to award up to $1.7 million in grants supporting nonprofit organizations that have…

by Mark Carter With open enrollment just around the corner, three of Arkansas’ largest health insurance providers lent Arkansas Money & Politics their leaders for some Q-and-A that shines a light on the business of insurance and how it impacts…

By Joseph W. Thompson, MD, MPH President and CEO, Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) When it comes to the fight for health and wellness, hospitals and their employees are right there on the front lines. From the moment most…

LITTLE ROCK – Tim Gauger has been promoted to senior vice president and chief legal officer for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, beginning Jan. 1, 2018. He replaces Lee Douglass, who will retire after 18 years with the company.…