Independence Blue Cross (IBC) is a leading health insurer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Together with its subsidiaries, IBC is one of the largest health insurers in the five-county southeastern Pennsylvania area of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties. IBC provides health care coverage for more than 3.1 million members nationwide. More than 2.2 million of those members live in southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, and southern New Jersey.
Employing nearly 4,800 people, the company serves the health needs of the region by offering a wide variety of health plans, including managed care, traditional indemnity insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. Its network of health care providers includes nearly 160 area hospitals and more than 38,000 physicians and other health care professionals.
Independence Blue Cross is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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