HR898 Summary

• Recognizes and commends Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama on its 75th anniversary, celebrating its founding in June 1936 in Birmingham.

• Acknowledges the company's service to more than 3 million customers nationwide, including over 2.1 million Alabamians across every county.

• Recognizes the company's growth from 6 original employees to a current workforce of 3,800 associates and its leadership in health care innovation and customer service.

• Notes the creation of the Alabama Child Caring Foundation in 1988, which provided health care coverage at no cost to over 70,000 children ineligible for other benefit programs.

• Directs that a copy of this resolution be provided to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama for presentation and display in observance of its 75th Anniversary.