Manitoba Blue Cross

Manitoba Blue Cross is a not-for-profit health benefits provider headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba Blue Cross
TypeNot-for-profit Corporation
IndustryHealth Insurance
Dental Insurance
Travel Insurance
FoundedWinnipeg, MB (1974)
HeadquartersWinnipeg, MB
Key people
Shaun Lamoureux; President and CEO
Websitehttps://www.mb.bluecross.ca

History

Affiliated with the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, Manitoba Blue Cross was founded in 1974.[1] Its history, however, dates back to the 1938 when the Manitoba Hospital Services Association (a non-profit, hospital-sponsored association and the first organization to operate as Manitoba Blue Cross) began offering hospital benefits on a prepaid basis.[2]

Present

Manitoba Blue Cross, with its subsidiary Blue Cross Life, provides health, dental, employee assistance, life, disability and travel coverage for over half a million Manitobans.[3] In 2018, it was named a 2018 Manitoba Top Employer by MediaCorp Canada.[4]

Community initiatives

Manitoba Blue Cross is the primary contributor of funding and administrative support for the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (MMSF), a foundation which supports scientific research that advances and maintains the health and welfare of Manitoba residents.[5]

Manitoba Blue Cross also supports the Children's Wish Foundation,[6] providing free travel coverage to Manitoba children and their families any time a travel wish is granted.[7]

References
  1. http://www.bbb.org/manitoba/business-reviews/insurance-services/manitoba-blue-cross-in-winnipeg-mb-13895
  2. Clement Hall, M. (2013). The Canadian Health System: A History of Work in Progress, p.35. ISBN 978-1-304-56689-8
  3. https://www.mb.bluecross.ca/aboutus/corporate#mbc
  4. http://publications.winnipegfreepress.com/i/906463-2018/14
  5. http://mmsf.ca/partnerships.html
  6. http://www.childrenswish.ca/partners/
  7. https://www.mb.bluecross.ca/aboutus/community#causes
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