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Blue Shield

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Blue Shield,
an independent nonprofit U.S. corporation that offers patient protection for costs of surgery and other medical services. Although Blue Cross and Blue Shield are technically separate organizations, they generally coordinate their functions in providing benefits covering both hospital costs and physician fees.

Blue Shield
A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians

Blue Shield
A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross.


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