Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE) is a community-based, member-owned health insurance company and an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. Founded in 1939 by a group of business leaders, physicians and hospital administrators, it provides health coverage to approximately 700,000 people across Nebraska and draws on national infrastructure through the Association.
The company's technical work concentrates on health insurance, health plan administration, population health management and healthcare cost management. It sells health, dental, vision and travel insurance plans to groups, individuals and families, and frames its mission around improved care delivery, lower costs and better population health outcomes.
BCBSNE operates statewide in Nebraska while using the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's national infrastructure. As an independent licensee it combines local decision-making with national scale. Stated values include People Matter, One Team, Default to Action, Do the Right Thing for the Right Reasons, Embrace Change, and Leadership and Ownership.
Community activity runs through the Nebraska Blue Foundation, alongside employee volunteering and corporate social responsibility work supporting preventive health, education and community vitality.
