is highmark blue cross blue shield the same as anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
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Publicly traded companies Anthem Inc Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield Colorado Connecticut Georgia Indiana Kentucky Maine Missouri ( excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area ) Nevada New Hampshire Ohio Virginia ( excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington , D.C. ) Wisconsin Anthem Blue Cross ( California ) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Empire BlueCross BlueShield ( New York ) Triple - S Management Corporation ( BlueCross & BlueShield Puerto Rico ) Multi-state private companies CareFirst District of Columbia Maryland Parts of Virginia Health Care Service Corporation BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois BlueCross BlueShield of Montana BlueCross BlueShield of New Mexico BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma BlueCross BlueShield of Texas Highmark Highmark BlueCross BlueShield ( Western and Northeastern Pennsylvania ) Highmark BlueShield ( Eastern & Central Pennsylvania ) Highmark BlueCross Blue Shield Delaware ( Delaware ) Highmark BlueCross BlueShield West Virginia ( formerly Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield ) ( West Virginia ) Premera Premera BlueCross BlueShield of Alaska Premera BlueCross ( Washington ) Cambia Health Solutions Regence BlueShield of Idaho Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oregon Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Utah Regence BlueShield ( Washington ) Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Iowa South Dakota Single - state or regional companies Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama BlueCross BlueShield of Arizona Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield Blue Shield of California BlueCross BlueShield of Florida ( branded as Florida Blue ) Hawaii Medical Service Association Blue Cross of Idaho BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas BlueCross BlueShield of Louisiana Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Excellus BlueCross BlueShield ( Central New York , Rochester and Utica / Watertown ) BlueShield of Northeastern New York ( A division of HealthNow New York Inc . ) BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York ( A division of HealthNow New York Inc . ) Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Capital Blue Cross ( Central Pennsylvania ) Independence Blue Cross ( Philadelphia , Southeastern Pennsylvania ) Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee BlueCross BlueShield of the U.S. Virgin Islands BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont BlueCross BlueShield of Wyoming Companies outside of the United States BlueCross BlueShield of Costa Rica BlueCross BlueShield of Panama BlueCross BlueShield of Uruguay
Both are under Blue Cross Blue Shields; Anthem BlueCross operates in some states and Highmark BlueCross Blue Shield in others.
Publicly traded companies Anthem Inc Anthem BlueCross and BlueShield Colorado Connecticut Georgia Indiana Kentucky Maine Missouri ( excluding 30 counties in the Kansas City area ) Nevada New Hampshire Ohio Virginia ( excluding the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington , D.C. ) Wisconsin Anthem Blue Cross ( California ) Highmark BlueCross Blue Shield Delaware ( Delaware ) Highmark BlueCross BlueShield West Virginia ( formerly Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield ) ( West Virginia ) Premera Premera BlueCross BlueShield of Alaska Premera BlueCross ( Washington )