Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Snapshot
Excellus Health Plan, better known as Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, aims to excel as a provider of health insurance plans. The insurance firm serves some 1.7 million members in over 30 counties in upstate New York. Its offerings include HMO, PPO, managed care, and low-cost health plans for individuals, families, and businesses large and small, as well as Medicare and supplemental dental plans. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield operates through four regional divisions: Central New York, Central New York Southern Tier, Rochester, and Utica. The company is a subsidiary of the not-for-profit organization The Lifetime Healthcare Companies, and is a licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.