Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

Cancer and Pregnant: How One Mom Fought for Two

Connect: Stories February 4, 2020

Sarah Degarmo at age 34 received the devastating diagnosis that she had breast cancer. Ten days later she found out she was pregnant.
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Be Covered Can Help You Understand Your Options

BCBSIL Connect Team December 17, 2019

Be Covered, an education and outreach campaign aimed at helping the uninsured understand why health insurance is important.
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Playworks Illinois is Getting in the Game

BCBSIL Connect Team December 16, 2019

In Chicago, recess is more than just a break from schoolwork. With the help of Playworks Illinois, recess combats bullying and teaches students cooperation and leadership skills that they can carry off the playground, into the school classroom and...
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Learn What’s Growing With Windy City Harvest

BCBSIL Connect Team December 16, 2019

Through Windy City Harvest’s Farm on Ogden, BCBSIL supports healthier food choices for the community.
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BCBSIL Program Takes on Childhood Asthma

BCBSIL Connect Team December 16, 2019

Learn how Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is working to help improve the outcomes of children with asthma in our community.
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Expanding Quality Health Care to Underserved Communities in Chicago’s Neighborhoods

BCBSIL Connect Team December 11, 2019

Esperanza Health Centers serves the underserved community with quality health care. More than 53 % of the residents that live in Esperanza’s service area live below twice the poverty level. With a commitment to make the city where we live, work and...
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Mentoring Students to Achieve their Career Goals

BCBSIL Connect Team December 11, 2019

It might sound cliché, but our kids are our future, and with that in mind BCBSIL employees are offering their professional guidance to help students lead fruitful careers. After a successful partnership with Instituto Del Progreso Latino, Blue Cross...
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For Young Asthma Patients, Relief Arrives on Four Wheels

BCBSIL Connect Team December 11, 2019

Mobile care Chicago was created in 1998 to serve patients exactly like Angel Farias: children from low income families who otherwise might never be diagnosed with asthma or get the specialized care they need.
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Healthy Fruits and Veggies are Fueling Better Futures for Kids in Rockford

BCBSIL Connect Team December 11, 2019

BCBSIL issued a grant for $15,000 to a youth leadership program in Rockford to help create leaders in the community, all while teaching them to grow, farm and sell organic fruits and veggies.
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Our Employees Go Red For Women

BCBSIL Connect Team December 10, 2019

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL employees took on the challenge and wore red on National Wear Red Day to spread awareness of heart disease in women.
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Sharing with Chicago Public Schools Students: Math Skills = Jobs + Success

BCBSIL Connect Team December 10, 2019

Many students are notorious for thinking they won’t need math once they finish school, but inspired to be Blue Role Models, a group of HCSC and BCBSIL employees set out to prove them wrong by inviting them to the Chicago Blue Cross and Blue Shield...
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Mujeres Latinas en Accion Offers Health Education, Outreach for Underserved Chicago Latino Community

BCBSIL Connect Team December 10, 2019

Meet ‘Mujeres Latinas en Accion’, is a Chicago based organization that serves as a bridge between institutions, nonprofits, and people, no matter their immigration status, to give access to health services to the underserved community of Chicago...
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The ‘Ghostly’ (Hi)Story of Trick-or-Treating

BCBSIL Connect Team December 10, 2019

Do you know the history of trick-or-treating? You might be surprised to hear how it came about and what the traditions really mean.
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Our Community Partner is Making Eating a Healthy Diet Fun For Kids

BCBSIL Connect Team December 10, 2019

The Northern Illinois Food Bank believes that no one should go hungry, which is why they created a child nutrition program that delivers meals directly to children each year and making sure the meals received are healthy meals. The Nutrition Education...
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Meet the BCBSIL Volunteer of the Year: Greg Else

BCBSIL Connect Team December 10, 2019

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois selected Greg Else as Volunteer of the Year. He is a leader among his peers for his involvement in several community organizations.
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