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38-428: JCPenney built in 1990 on the site of a closed Selber Brothers , while Dillard's was formerly D. H. Holmes . The Macy's store opened as Goudchaux's/ Maison Blanche , and was sold to Parisian in 1998. Parisian became Foley's in 2001 before converting again to Macy's in 2006. The mall received a minor facelift in the early 1990s and a major renovation in 2004, bringing in a more contemporary look. On February 21, 2013,

76-696: A Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He was subsequently inducted into the Paul Tulane Society . At Tulane, Selber met his future wife, the former Peggy Burkenroad. She was a board member of the Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary and the Sci-Port Discovery Center in Shreveport. Like her husband, Peggy Selber was a generous philanthropist, an artist, and a golfer who won multiple championships. Selber returned to Shreveport to work in

114-654: A business college, but he possessed an uncanny grasp of human nature. Billy Burkenroad made his fortune in the coffee business with Jacob Aron, and like the Selbers was a generous philanthropist. In 1978, Burkenroad switched the focus entirely of the J. Aron Company from years of coffee importation to the trading of commodities. Selber was a member of the National Retail Merchants and the Specialty Retail Stores associations. Aaron Selber, with his wife Peggy,

152-472: A joint marketing agreement with Highmark Blue Shield in Pittsburgh for their separate hospital and medical plans. However, Independence Blue Cross, like most of its sister Blue Cross Blue Shield companies, cover most of their customers under managed care plans such as HMOs and PPOs which provide hospital and medical care in one policy. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island was founded in 1939. The insurer

190-460: A mutual insurance company, with the name again changed, to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, A Mutual Insurance Company. During 2022, BCBS and University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) network entered conflict over who is to blame for an increasing lack of covered care in the state. Media reported that UMMC had paid close to $ 279,000 for digital advertising, commercials, and billboards to attack BCBS, which, in subsequent months, sued

228-1005: A partnership with Cambia Health , but cancelled the agreement later that year. Dr. Patrick H. Conway , who had served as CEO from 2017, was scheduled to become CEO of the merged company, replacing retiring Cambia CEO Mark Ganz, but resigned after a DWI arrest in June 2019, putting the merger on hold. Though historically "Blue Cross" was used for hospital coverage while "Blue Shield" was used for medical coverage, today that split only exists for traditional health insurance plans in Pennsylvania . Two independent companies operate in central Pennsylvania, Highmark Blue Shield in Pittsburgh and Capital Blue Cross in Central Pennsylvania. In southeastern Pennsylvania, Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia has

266-800: A president of the Shreveport Jaycees and later the Chamber of Commerce . He was president of his alma mater, Southfield School, Goodwill Industries , and the Holiday in Dixie spring festival. He was a board member of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport , the Norwela Council of Boy Scouts of America , the American Red Cross , the Louisiana State Fair, YMCA , United Way , and

304-578: Is a non-profit health insurance company headquartered in Rochester, New York . It is part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. In 2010, Excellus was Upstate New York 's largest nonprofit health plan. In 2001, Excellus merged with Univera Healthcare , (formerly North AmeriCare ), based in Buffalo, New York . Univera retained its name and is separate from Excellus BCBS. Excellus

342-667: Is a name used by an association of health insurance plans throughout the United States . Its predecessor was developed by Justin Ford Kimball in 1929, while he was vice president of Baylor University 's health care facilities in Dallas, Texas . The first plan guaranteed teachers 21 days of hospital care for $ 6 a year, and was later extended to other employee groups in Dallas, and then nationally. The American Hospital Association (AHA) adopted

380-519: Is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and the largest healthcare provider in the state. It donated $ 1.98 million to The Walton College of Business toward founding its Robert L. Shoptaw Master of Healthcare Business Analytics Program. In August 2022, more than 12,000 members of Arkansas Blue Cross were affected by a ransomware attack on a former affiliate, North Highland Company, LLC. Blue Cross of Idaho and Regence BlueShield Idaho are separate companies and compete throughout

418-677: Is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island . BlueCross BlueShield of the U.S. Virgin Islands is administered by BlueCross BlueShield of Puerto Rico. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wyoming (BCBSWY) is a non-profit founded in 1945. In 2022, BCBSWY penned opposition to the Pharmacy benefit managers act enhancements (Wyoming Senate File 0036). While only some members retain nonprofit status, the ones that do have been criticized for holding excessive amounts of cash or excessive executive compensation. For instance,

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456-571: The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBS). Prior to 1986, organizations administering BCBS were tax exempt under 501(c) (4) as social welfare plans. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 revoked the exemption, however, because the plans sold commercial-type insurance. They became 501(m) organizations, subject to federal taxation, but entitled to "special tax benefits" under IRC 833. In 1994, BCBS changed to allow its licensees to be for-profit corporations. During 2010, Health Care Service Corporation ,

494-466: The Chicago Loop area of Chicago, Illinois. Single-state members include the following organizations. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) is a non-profit healthcare organization founded in 1939. BCBSAZ partners with non-profit "Discovery Triangle Development Corporation" to launch a Farm Express mobile market (formerly Fresh Express). Founded in 1948, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield (ABCBS)

532-561: The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB) for U.S. federal government employees and retirees, and has been part of FEHB since FEHB's inception in 1960. FEP enrolls over half of the federal workforce, with over 5 million members, making it the largest insurer of federal employees and the largest single health plan group in the world. The association is headquartered in the Michigan Plaza complex in

570-621: The college football post-Christmas Independence Bowl , The Selbers were members of the B'nai Zion Congregation. Selber died in 2013 at the age of eighty-five at his Shreveport home of congestive heart failure . His motto was "Live your life in a wonderful way!" He was a member of the B'nai Zion Congregation in Shreveport. There are four Selber daughters, Patty Selber Newton and husband Carl of Baton Rouge , Pam Selber of Newport Beach , California, Polly Selber Gleichenhaus and husband Barry of Denver , Colorado, and Penny Selber Autenreith and husband Robert of New Orleans. Horace Ladymon, owner of

608-644: The Blue Cross symbol in 1939 as the emblem for plans meeting certain standards. In 1960, the AHA commission was superseded by the Blue Cross Association. Blue Cross severed its ties with the AHA in 1972. Blue Shield was developed by employers in lumber and mining camps of the Pacific Northwest to provide medical care by paying monthly fees to medical service bureaus composed of groups of physicians. In 1939,

646-546: The CEO of BCBS Michigan, Daniel Loepp, earned over 19 million USD in 2018, more than the CEO of Ford or Fiat Chrysler during the same year. In 2014, BC/BS of Illinois ( Health Care Service Corporation ) was sued over its nonprofit status. The lawsuit was dismissed, with prejudice , and the dismissal ruling was upheld on appeal. Similar suits occurred with similar results in other states such as Oregon. Conversions into for-profit corporations typically results in distribution of some of

684-556: The United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana ruled that "Because Salim showed that PBT was a nationally accepted standard of care for advanced head and neck cancer in 2018, BCBSLA abused its discretion in finding Salim's PBT treatment was not medically necessary." A Propublica investigation found that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana used guidelines from an outside company called AIM Specialty Health to reject appeals for denial, and that this practice

722-531: The United States and in more than 170 other countries, which it then licenses to the affiliated companies for specific, exclusive geographic service areas. It has affiliated plans in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico , and licensees offering plans in several foreign countries; it also participates in the nationwide health insurance program for employees of the United States federal government . BCBSA manages communications between its members and

760-517: The assets into a charitable foundation . When Blue Cross of California was converted, it initially had no distribution, but subsequently The California Endowment and California Health Care Foundation were endowed with $ 3.2 billion. Proceeds ranged from $ 3.2 billion (California) to $ 1.5 million (Nevada). An exceptional case occurred in the Empire Blue Cross conversion, where the proceeds went to fund wage increases for union workers. In 2022,

798-417: The association and traditionally of each other, offering insurance plans within defined regions under one or both of the association's brands. Blue Cross Blue Shield insurers offer some form of health insurance coverage in every U.S. state . They also act as administrators of Medicare in many states or regions of the U.S. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP) is a nationwide option under

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836-511: The family retail clothing business. Under his leadership as the company president, Selber Bros. became a regional department store chain with outlets in Louisiana and Texas . The first store was established in 1907 at 227 Texas Avenue in downtown Shreveport by Selber's grandfather, Charles Selber. In addition to Aaron Sr., there were three other Selber brothers, the uncles of Aaron Selber Jr. – Isadore, Louis, and Mandel Charles Selber. Hence three of

874-610: The first official Blue Shield plan was founded in California. In 1948, the symbol was informally adopted by nine plans called the Associated Medical Care Plan, and was later renamed the National Association of Blue Shield Plans. In the 1960s, the U.S. government chose to partner with Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies to administer Medicare . In 1982, Blue Shield merged with The Blue Cross Association to form

912-418: The former Beall-Ladymon Corporation , was among Selber's honorary pallbearers. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Blue Cross Blue Shield Association , also known as BCBS , BCBSA , or The Blues , is a United States –based federation with 33 independent and locally-operated BCBSA companies that provide health insurance in the United States to more than 115 million people as of 2022. It

950-616: The four Selber Brothers died in the nine-month period between December 1967 and August 1968. Following the sale in 1988 of Selber Bros. to Dillard's Department Stores , Aaron Selber Jr. became for the remainder of his life an investor: "Cash rather than merchandise became my inventory." Selbert attributed his optimistic business philosophy to the influence upon him from his father, his father-in-law William Burkenroad, and Jacob Aron, Burkenroad's business partner in New York City. The senior Aaron Selber had limited higher education, having attended

988-462: The group of 34 companies that make up the BCBS Association settled an antitrust investigation by allowing competition among member companies under non-Blue names while retaining regional exclusivity for regional licenses. In 2018 Robert Salim was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer, however the proton therapy ordered by his doctor was denied by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Salim sued. In July 2022

1026-405: The hospital for defamation. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska was founded in 1939. On July 1, 2018, BCBS Nebraska formed GoodLife Partners Inc., a mutual holding company, to conduct its noninsurance businesses. The company retained the Blue Cross brand, converting from mutual ownership to a stock company wholly owned by GoodLife. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield ( Excellus BCBS , or Excellus )

1064-524: The mall changed its name back to Acadiana Mall. In 2005, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , the mall became the assembly-point and staging area for what became known as the Cajun Navy , which was credited with rescuing thousands of flood victims. 30°10′17″N 92°04′33″W  /  30.171306°N 92.075708°W  / 30.171306; -92.075708 Selber Brothers Aaron Rosenbaum Selber Jr. (December 13, 1927 – August 13, 2013)

1102-441: The operating policies required to be a licensee of the trademarks. This permits each BCBSA company to offer nationwide insurance coverage through its BlueCard provider network and claims reimbursement program even though it operates only in its designated service area. Blue Cross and Blue Shield developed separately, with Blue Cross providing coverage for hospital services and Blue Shield covering physicians' services. Blue Cross

1140-602: The parent company of BCBS in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Montana and Illinois, nearly doubled its income to $ 1.09 billion in 2010, and began four years of billion-dollar profits. In the final spending bill for FY 2015 after much lobbying since 2010, nonprofit Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans continue to have special tax breaks that were understood to be threatened by the Affordable Care Act of 2010. Blue Cross and Blue Shield insurance companies are licensees , independent of

1178-484: The since defunct Shreveport Journal newspaper, selling the Saturday Evening Post , and servicing vending machines while attending elementary and junior high school at the private Southfield School and high school at the public C. E. Byrd , both in his native Shreveport. Selber graduated from Southfield School in 1940, one of the first graduates of the institution located at 1100 Southfield Road; in 2011, he

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1216-577: The state. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) was founded in 1942 by Sam Bartham, later becoming an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana is a tax-paying non-profit that was founded in 1934 in New Orleans . An independent licensee of the BCBSA, it is a privately held mutual company without shareholders, which is wholly owned by its policyholders. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBSMN)

1254-641: Was a large donor to many nonprofit organizations in both Shreveport and New Orleans. They established the Aaron or Peggy Selber Foundation in Shreveport and the Aaron and Peggy Selber Family Donor Advised Fund within the New Orleans Community Foundation. Selber was a former chairman of the board of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association of Louisiana. He was a director of Commercial National Bank at 333 Texas Avenue in Shreveport and

1292-468: Was an American businessman, the last president of the former Selber Bros. department store chain , and a philanthropist from Shreveport , the largest city in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Louisiana . Selber was a son of a Jewish couple, Aaron R. Selber Sr. and the former Frances Dreyfuss. While growing up during the Great Depression , Selber developed his work ethic early, delivering

1330-591: Was formed in 1982 from the merger of its two namesake organizations: Blue Cross was founded in 1929 and became the Blue Cross Association in 1960, and Blue Shield emerged in 1939 and the Blue Shield Association was created in 1948. Its headquarters are at the Aon Center at 200 E. Randolph Street in Chicago , Illinois . BCBSA claims to control access to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield trademarks and names across

1368-404: Was founded in 1933, with 3,500 employees reported in 2022. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBSMS) was formed as a privately held company in 1954. In 1948, it was converted to a non-profit. In 1973, its name was changed from Mississippi Hospital and Medical Service to Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi, Inc., which, in 1996, was converted from a non-profit membership corporation to

1406-733: Was inducted into the Southfield Hall of Fame. Selber enrolled at Tulane University in New Orleans for one year before he joined the United States Army Air Forces , in which he gained top secret clearance in the electronics section of the Strategic Air Command . After his military duty, Selber attended the School of Retailing at Washington University in St. Louis , Missouri. He then returned to Tulane where he graduated in 1950 with

1444-808: Was the target of a cyberattack in 2015, in which 10.5 million records were hacked, and cost the company 17.5 million dollars. The company's Blue Cross Blue Shield subsidiaries have been known as: By September 2010, BCBS licensee Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina announced that it would refund $ 156 million to their policyholders following documented charges: they had been sued and fined for denying due medical treatments to their customers and for underpaying doctors. As of 2019 they were overseeing well over half of all payments for medical services in their state. BCBSNC invests in chronic and underlying condition research, telehealth and artificial intelligence (AI) for digital healthcare . In 2019, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina agreed to enter into

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