UPDATE: Now with info for Medicare members. Blue Shield of California is closely monitoring the wildfires across California and the nonprofit health plan is offering the following services to help ensure members in affected areas continue to have uninterrupted access to care.

No one wants to think about evacuation, but some basic preparation, just in case, is important.

A new digital tool that helps hospitals efficiently triage the surge of patients seeking advice and information on COVID-19 produced significant results over a five-month period for 55 hospitals that are part of Blue Shield of California’s provider network.

Independence and safe mobility are important aspects of health and wellness for seniors. That's why Blue Shield of California is collaborating with AAA Northern California to offer members help in maintaining their independence with a new innovative...

Blue Shield of California is teaming up with AAA Northern California to expand its standard Medicare Supplement Plan G offerings to include an Inspire plan that includes safe driving advice, computer-based driving programs and roadside assistance.

The program is initially being offered to select physician groups throughout California. The reimbursement model includes set monthly payments per member as well as additional financial incentive payments for achieving quality outcomes and positive...

Online tool provides personalized, interactive, web-based community health information accessible to the public

Blue Shield of California’s BlueSky Initiative, in partnership with DoSomething.org launched a first-of-its-kind digital mental health guide for youth, and a data-driven report for parents and educators.

The AjA Project is an organization that provides a workspace for primarily young storytellers. These photos, taken mostly in the last two years represent a sample of the scope of work AjA Project participants have created, what the group calls 'participatory photography.' BlueSky, Blue Shield of California’s youth mental health initiative, provided a grant to the AjA Project this year. The AjA Project is among 20 nonprofits that recently received grant funds through BlueSky. Blue Shield is highlighting the work as part of World Photo Day.

We asked Dr. Douglas Allen, senior medical director at Blue Shield of California who is responsible for overseeing clinical care delivery to Blue Shield’s members enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, to give us his insights on COVID-19 and how it is impacting older adults.

'There are well documented disparities in the number of women in leadership positions as well as salary disparities. We all need to play a role in trying to fix that,' Fleischman says.

Jeremiah Aja, assistant director at Wellness Together offers advice for parents and students for the coming school year.