Blue Cross announces foundation forums.WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1995--Blue Cross of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Thursday Thursday: see week. announced that 17 community forums will be held this month to give the public and community-based organizations the opportunity to participate in planning for the two new, independent charitable foundations that Blue Cross is endowing with assets valued at more than $3 billion. The forums will be held throughout the state and are co-sponsored by local community organizations that serve all 58 California counties. At the forums, Blue Cross representatives will present for discussion and comment the foundations' vision and mission statements, and a proposed map dividing the state into 17 areas for planning and programming purposes. The October October: see month. forums will be the first in a series of three to be held statewide. Later forums will focus on needs assessments, initial long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. initiatives and funding guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. . These forums are tentatively ten·ta·tive adj. 1. Not fully worked out, concluded, or agreed on; provisional: tentative plans. 2. Uncertain; hesitant. scheduled for December December: see month. 1995 and February February: see month. 1996. The foundations will be formed as the result of a public benefit plan Blue Cross filed with the state Department of Corporations in September September: see month. 1994. On Sept. 7 of this year, the state approved the formation of the foundations along with a merger between Blue Cross' for-profit for-prof·it adj. Established or operated with the intention of making a profit: a for-profit organization. subsidiary, WellPoint Health Networks Inc., and Health Systems International Inc. The two foundations together will expend ex·pend tr.v. ex·pend·ed, ex·pend·ing, ex·pends 1. To lay out; spend: expending tax revenues on government operations. See Synonyms at spend. 2. approximately $150 million next year to carry out their public benefit mission of improving access to quality health care for the underserved and improving the health status of all Californians. "We're holding this unprecedented series of community forums because we want the people of California to know the values and principles that will drive these foundations, to have the opportunity to share their vision of a healthier California and to understand how their communities can benefit from the foundations' grants and programs," said Ann ANN, Scotch law. Half a year's stipend over and above what is owing for the incumbency due to a minister's relict, or child, or next of kin, after his decease. Wishaw. Also, an abbreviation of annus, year; also of annates. In the old law French writers, ann or rather an, signifies a year. Monroe, Blue Cross senior vice president for public benefit programs. Anyone wishing to speak at a forum should call Charlene Ohlrich at 818/703-4027. Blue Cross of California is a non-profit, public benefit managed health care corporation serving more than 6.8 million Californians. Blue Cross is the majority stockholder of WellPoint Health Networks Inc., the largest publicly traded managed health care company in the state. Blue Cross and WellPoint offer health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations pre·ferred provider organization n. Abbr. PPO A medical insurance plan in which members receive more coverage if they choose health care providers approved by or affiliated with the plan. (PPOs), and specialty managed health care networks. Total benefits paid out on behalf of Blue Cross subscribers and Medicare Medicare, national health insurance program in the United States for persons aged 65 and over and the disabled. It was established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and is now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. beneficiaries in 1994 exceeded $9.9 billion. -0-
BLUE CROSS COMMUNITY FORUMS
MONDAY, OCT. 16 MONDAY, OCT. 23
San Diego Community Foundation California Community Foundation
Schaetzel Center, Great Hall Pacific Health Education Center
Scripps Memorial Hospital 5300 California, Ste. 200
9890 Genesee Ave. Bakersfield, Calif.
La Jolla, Calif. 10 a.m.-noon
9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Fresno Regional Foundation
East Bay Community Foundation Trade Center, 1st Floor
Preservation Park 1999 Tuolumne St.
Nile Hall Fresno, Calif.
668 13th St. 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
Oakland, Calif.
4 p.m.-6 p.m. Grant & Research Center of Northern
California & Humboldt Area
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 Foundation
Red Lion Inn
Riverside Community Foundation 1830 Hilltop Dr.
Highland Springs Resort Redding, Calif.
10600 Highland Springs 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
Beaumont, Calif.
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. TUESDAY, OCT. 24
THURSDAY, OCT. 19 Sonoma County Community Foundation
Sonoma State University
California Community Foundation Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall
L.A. Mission College 1801 E. Cotati Ave.
Campus Center Rohnert Park, Calif.
13356 Eldridge Ave. 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
Sylmar, Calif.
10 a.m.-noon Santa Barbara Foundation
Victoria Hall
Pasadena Foundation 33 W. Victoria St.
Huntington Memorial Hospital Santa Barbara, Calif.
Braun Auditorium 2 p.m.-4 p.m.
100 W. California Bd.
Pasadena, Calif. Humboldt Area Foundation
2 p.m.-4 p.m. Eureka Inn
518 Seventh St. @ F St.
Eureka, Calif.
7 p.m.-9 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25 Sacramento Center USC School of Public Administration California Assn. of Hospitals 1201 K St., 7th Fl. Conf. Ctr. Sacramento, Calif. 9 a.m.-11 a.m. California Community Foundation Community Hospital of San Bernardino 1805 Medical Center Dr. San Bernardino, Calif. 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Community Foundation for Monterey Co., Greater Santa Cruz County Community Foundation & Institute for Community Collaboration Studies Double Tree Hotel Two Portola Plaza Fisherman's Wharf Monterey, Calif. 3 p.m.-5 p.m. THURSDAY, OCT. 26 San Francisco Foundation 685 Market St. Monadnock Building First Floor Conf. Rm. San Francisco 10 a.m.-noon Orange County Community Foundation Visiting Nurse Assn. Conference Room 1337 Braden Ct. Orange, Calif. 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. California Community Foundation Carson Community Center 3 Civic Plaza, 107ABC Carson, Calif. 3 p.m.-5 p.m. CONTACT: Blue Cross of California Mike Powers Ellis Foree Powers (born March 2, 1906, in Toddspoint, Kentucky; died December 2, 1983, in Louisville, Kentucky) was an American major league baseball player. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 1932-1933. , 818/703-3311 |
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