Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is a non-profit health insurance

Health insurance

Health insurance is insurance against the risk of incurring medical expenses among individuals. By estimating the overall risk of health care expenses among a targeted group, an insurer can develop a routine finance structure, such as a monthly premium or payroll tax, to ensure that money is...

 company headquartered in Rochester, New York

Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...

. It is part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a federation of 39 separate health insurance organizations and companies in the United States. Combined, they directly or indirectly provide health insurance to over 100 million Americans. The history of Blue Cross dates back to 1929, while the history of...

. Excellus BCBS is upstate New York's largest nonprofit health plan.

Previous names

The company's BlueCross BlueShield subsidiaries have been known as :

• BlueCross BlueShield of Central New York,
• BlueCross BlueShield of the Rochester Area,
• BlueCross BlueShield of Utica-Watertown.

Headquarters

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield has four regional headquarters and additional field offices:

• Central New York Region, based in Syracuse with an additional office in Watertown;
• Central New York Southern Tier Region, based in Elmira with an additional office in Binghamton;
• Rochester Region, based in Rochester;
• Utica Region, based in Utica with additional offices in Oneonta and Plattsburgh.
• Additionally, Univera HealthCare, based in Williamsville (near Buffalo).