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'''Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association''' has about 40 chapters that provide health insurance to over 90 million people in the U.S. The chapters have health plans such as HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations), PPOs (preferred provider organizations), POS (point-of-service), and fee-for-service plans. The chapters also administer [[Medicare]] plans for the federal government.
<ref>[http://www.hoovers.com/blue-cross/--ID__40067--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association Profile], ''Hoovers'', accessed September 2007.</ref>
==Support for the American Legislative Exchange Council==
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association was a "Director" level sponsor of 2011 [[American Legislative Exchange Council]] Annual Conference, which in 2010, equated to $10,000.<ref>[American Legislative Exchange Council, 2011 Conference Sponsors, conference brochure on file with CMD, August 11, 2011]</ref>
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==Political contributions==
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association [[political action committee]] (PAC) gave $393,460 to federal candidates in the 2006 election - 44% to [[Democrats]] and 55% to [[Republican Party (USA)|Republicans]].
<ref>[http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/lookup2.asp?strID=C00194746&cycle=2006 Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association 2006 PAC], ''Open Secrets'', accessed September 2007.</ref>
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