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Record number of walkers join Independence Blue Cross for National Walk @ Lunch Day(SM)

Over 26,000 people from Southeastern Pennsylvania took steps toward healthier livesPhiladelphia, PA — April 25, 2013 — On Wednesday, Independence Blue Cross  (IBC) hosted a record 26,000 people from 105 employers in Rittenhouse Square and locations throughout the region during the sixth annual National Walk @ Lunch DaySM , a national effort sponsored by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association to demonstrate how easy it is to take a walk at lunch and fit exercise into the

Independence Blue Cross hosts more than 60 employers for annual walk at lunch kickoff

Sixth annual National Walk @ Lunch Day set for April 24, 2013Philadelphia – March 13, 2013 – Independence Blue Cross  (IBC) today welcomed guests from over 60 area companies to a kickoff breakfast at its Market Street headquarters for the sixth annual National Walk @ Lunch Day . Designed to build excitement for IBC’s annual spring walk — one of the largest in the country — the breakfast encourages area employers to turn a working lunch into a walking lunch through participation in

Independence Blue Cross Facebook fans vote Back on My Feet favorite Philly charity

Insurer donates $10,000 to winning charity and runners upPhiladelphia, PA – February 5, 2013 – Independence Blue Cross  (IBX) announced that Back on My Feet, a non-profit teaching critical work and life skills to individuals living in homeless and transitional facilities, has been voted the winner of the company’s Season for Giving online charity campaign. The Back on My Feet Philadelphia chapter received $5,000 from Independence Blue Cross, while four runners-up were awarded $1,000 each from the Philadelphia-based health insurer. “Our

Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation opens registration for Blue Cross Broad Street Run lottery on February 4

New this year:  12-day race lottery ends on February 15Philadelphia, PA – January 23, 2013 – Registration for the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation’s 34th annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run in May opens at broadstreetrun.com on February 4. For the 17th consecutive year, Independence Blue Cross is the title sponsor of the race, which became the nation’s largest 10-miler four years ago. For the first time, runners will register this year through a lottery to accommodate the large and ever increasing number of registrants. The Blue Cross Broad Street Run, held this year on May

More than 200 people enroll in landmark national cancer prevention study at Independence Blue Cross

Today’s enrollment event is largest in region; First for a U.S. metropolitan marketPHILADELPHIA, PA (October 19, 2012) – More than 200 volunteers joined the battle against cancer today when they enrolled in the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) at an event championed by Independence Blue Cross (IBC) at its company headquarters. This event marked the first time a community enrollment activity took place at a company in a major metropolitan market and the largest CPS-3 enrollment event in the region. “We have the opportunity today – right here and now – to change

American Cancer Society Partners with Independence Blue Crosson Landmark Cancer Prevention Study

Independence Blue Cross will serve as the Regional ChampionPHILADELPHIA, PA (April 25, 2012) — The American Cancer Society and Independence Blue Cross have teamed up on a large research project to help find the causes of cancer and a cure for it. The project is called the Cancer Prevention Study 3, or CPS-3, and it will study 300,000 people across the country — about 1,300 in this region. This monumental national study is expected to provide researchers extraordinarily valuable insight into the genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors that cause or prevent cancer. Independence Blue

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