Fast Facts

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield offers a full range of health insurance and related products and services to more than 1.7 million members in Iowa and more than 300,000 members in South Dakota. As a member of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield is part of a national network of 39 plans that insures more than 99 million people or nearly one in three Americans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

• Customers
• Ratings
• Locations
• Employees
• Wellmark Companies and Affiliates

Customers (As of April 30, 2007)

Iowa:

• 1,733,316 health customers:
• 11,007 group customers with 1,007,264 employees and their dependents.
• 45,679 Federal employees and their dependents.
• 150,302 individuals under age 65.
• 192,656 individuals over age 65 (includes Medicare Advantage PPO with Part D Drug, Part D Drug only).
• 337,415 members are covered through the BlueCard program, third-party administrator contracts, and federal contracts covering dependents and survivors of active duty military personnel, and military retirees and their dependents and survivors.

South Dakota:

• 301,000 health customers:
• 3,772 group customers with 91,346 employees and their dependents.
• 25,401 Federal employees and their dependents.
• 42,387 individuals under age 65.
• 34,687 individuals over age 65 (includes Medicare Advantage PPO with Part D Drug, Part D Drug only).
• 107,179 members are covered through the BlueCard program, third-party administrator contracts, and federal contracts covering dependents and survivors of active duty military personnel, and military retirees and their dependents and survivors.

Ratings (2006)

Iowa:

• "A+" (Strong) financial security rating from Standard & Poor’s (8/06)
• "A" (Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best Company (8/06)
• "A" (Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best Company for Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc. (8/06)

South Dakota:

• "A+" (Strong) financial security rating from Standard and Poor's (8/06)
• "A" (Excellent) financial strength rating from A.M. Best Company (8/06)
  

Locations

Wellmark, Inc. Corporate Headquarters:
636 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309

Employees (As of 4/07)

Total Wellmark, Inc. employees: 1,930

Wellmark Companies and Affiliates

Iowa and South Dakota:

• Wellmark, Inc., doing business as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa. 
• Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc., doing business as Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Dakota. 
• Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc.
• The Wellmark Foundation, a private foundation that supports health improvement initiatives in Iowa and South Dakota.
• Wellmark also provides third-party administration and insurance services through subsidiaries located in Iowa and South Dakota.

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