Alberta Blue Cross® at a glance

Member of the Canadian Association of Blue Cross Plans, as well as the Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association (U.S.) and the International Federation of Health Plans.

In 1948, 100 per cent of Alberta Blue Cross® business was related to hospitalization benefits. Today, that figure is less than 1 per cent, with the following 12 benefit lines offered:

• prescription drugs,
• extended health (such as preferred hospital accommodation, ambulance and home nursing),
• dental,
• vision,
• travel,
• employee assistance programs,
• spending accounts,
• expatriate coverage for international employees,
• life insurance*,
• disability insurance*,
• critical illness*,
• accident insurance*.

* offered through Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada.

Alberta Blue Cross® administers programs on behalf of the provincial, territorial and federal governments such as

• Alberta Health (Coverage for Seniors, Non-Group Coverage, Optical Assistance for Seniors);
• Alberta Human Services;
• Government of the Northwest Territories; and
• Veterans Affairs Canada.

Alberta Blue Cross® provides personal health plans for Albertans of all ages who are self-employed or without employer-sponsored health benefits.

We have been recognized as having one of Canada’s healthiest workplaces through the achievement of the Excellence Canada Healthy Workplace Silver Award and the Caring Company Certification. We have also ranked as one of Alberta’s Top 75 Employers, one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Alberta’s Top 10 Most Loved Brands, one of Alberta’s Most Respected Organizations, the most trusted insurance brand in Canada and one of Canada’s Top 100 brands.

In the past decade we introduced new plans and options for all our product lines and now offer a health benefit plan for every Albertan.

We play an active role in fostering the health and wellness of Albertans by leading and participating in a variety of community wellness promotion initiatives across Alberta.