The Uninsured

Healthcare costs continue to rise – making coverage less affordable and increasing the number of people in the United States without health insurance.

BCBSA strongly believes everyone in America should have health insurance. In achieving this goal, the underlying problems of our current healthcare system must be addressed. The Pathway to Covering America: Ensuring Quality, Value and Access supports a pathway that would:

Improving Quality and Value

1. Encourage Research on What Works

2. Change Incentives to Promote Better Care

3. Empower Consumers and Providers

4. Promote Health and Wellness

Expanding Coverage

5. Foster Public-Private Coverage Solutions

National Advertising Campaign

Serving more than 100 million members means Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies are constantly seeking ways to improve care and reduce costs. This pursuit of excellence has helped us find better ways to solve issues facing us all. The Blue Companies' five-point plan for covering America is a solution for a nation looking for better value and better quality care, while expanding coverage to everyone. (Ad PDF 249k)

Supporting Materials

Democratic Presidential Candidates' Side-by-Side Uninsured and Cost Chart (PDF 104kb)

Republican Presidential Candidates' Side-by-Side Uninsured and Cost Chart (PDF 80kb)

Uninsured ad (PDF 96 kb)

Scott P. Serota speaks with A.M. Best about BCBSA's new proposal: "The Pathway to Covering America: Ensuring Quality, Value and Access".

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Mary Nell Lehnhard, SVP, Office of Policy and Representations discusses healthcare reform with Radio News Source
Statement of Scott P. Serota President & CEO Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Before the Senate Finance Committee Prepare for Launch: Health Reform Summit 2008 on “Approaches to ‘Bending the Growth Curve’ of Health Care Spending”. Hear testimony.
BCBSA Briefing on Capitol Hill showcases Blue initiatives to Improve Healthcare Quality and Reduce Costs.
Alissa Fox, BCBSA VP of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs discusses the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and accessibility and affordability of private health insurance with The Hill newspaper, a Capitol Hill-based publication.
Unprecedented Alliance of Health Care Leaders Announces Historic Agreement to Help Reduce the Numbers of America's Uninsured (for more specific information, please view HCCU's website at www.coalitionfortheuninsured.org)
Statement from Scott P. Serota, BCBSA President and CEO: BCBSA Works With Healthcare Leaders To Develop HCCU Proposal To Cover Uninsured Americans

Census Data On Uninsured Reinforces Call For Healthcare Reform
August 26, 2008 | BCBSA

WellPoint Foundation Awards $2.5 Million Grant To The CoverMe Foundation
July 31, 2008 | WellPoint, Inc.

Health Care For America Now
July 8, 2008 | BCBSA

Millions With Chronic Disease Get Little to No Treatment
August 5, 2008 | New York Times

Drugmakers Offer Aid To People 'on the Edge'
July 1, 2008 | Washington Post

Health insurance lags most in Southwest, CDC says
June 25, 2008 | Associated Press Online

The Pathway to Covering America: Ensuring Quality, Value and Access
Issue: Healthcare costs continue to rise – making coverage less affordable and increasing the number of people in the United States without health insurance. Position: BCBSA strongly believes everyone in America should have health insurance. In achieving this goal, the underlying problems of our current healthcare system must be addressed. BCBSA supports a pathway that would: (1) enhance the quality and value of healthcare through a series of initiatives; and (2) expand coverage through tailored solutions.
January 23, 2008

Addressing the Uninsured Through Tailored Options and More Affordable Coverage
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) proposes a range of options to address the varied circumstances of the uninsured. Though diverse, the uninsured fall into three overarching categories.
February 7, 2007

Real Solutions Needed To Ease Cost, Expand Access; AHPs Would Raise Costs, Won’t Reduce Uninsured
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) welcomes today's Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing examining ways to reduce healthcare costs and expand access to coverage for small businesses.
April 21, 2005