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Company type | Not-for-profit corporation |
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Industry |
Health Insurance Dental Insurance Travel Insurance |
Founded | Winnipeg, MB (1974) |
Headquarters | Winnipeg, MB |
Key people | Benjamin Graham; President and CEO |
Website |
Official website
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Manitoba Blue Cross is a not-for-profit health benefits provider headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Affiliated with the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, Manitoba Blue Cross was founded in 1974. [1] Its history, however, dates back to 1938 when the Manitoba Hospital Services Association (a non-profit, hospital-sponsored association and the first organization to operate as Manitoba Blue Cross) began offering hospital benefits on a prepaid basis. [2][ better source needed]
Manitoba Blue Cross, with its subsidiary Blue Cross Life, provides health, dental, employee assistance, life, disability and travel coverage for over half a million Manitobans. [3] In 2018, it was named a 2018 Manitoba Top Employer by MediaCorp Canada. [4]
Manitoba Blue Cross is the primary contributor of funding and administrative support for the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation (MMSF), a foundation which supports scientific research that advances and maintains the health and welfare of Manitoba residents. [5]
Manitoba Blue Cross also supports the Children's Wish Foundation, [6] providing free travel coverage to Manitoba children and their families any time a travel wish is granted. [7]