Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is consistently recognized as one of the nation's best health plans for member satisfaction and quality. As a locally based, not-for-profit company serving Massachusetts for more than 80 years, we're also proud of the recognition we've received for our community involvement and our leadership in promoting diverse, healthy, and environmentally-friendly workplaces.
Quality & Customer Service
For the eighth time, readers of the Worcester Business Journal named us best health insurance provider in the magazine’s Best of Business awards voting.
We are proud to receive the Brand Innovation Award presented by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
The Brand Innovation Award recognizes our mental health advocacy program, which aims to improve access to mental health care by broadening our network, adding digital solutions, and providing hands-on navigation for members who need care.
The National Committee for Quality Assurance awarded our Commercial HMO/POS plan and Commercial PPO plan 4.5 out of 5 stars, putting us in the top 10% of commercial health plans in the country for clinical quality and member experience.
We also earned an "Accredited" rating from NCQA.
To see the full list of ratings, visit NCQA's Commercial Health Plan Ratings 2023.
Employer of Choice
We were named one of the best places for working parents by The Best Place for Working Parents®, a growing national movement of business leaders proving that family-friendly is business-friendly. We were recognized for our commitment to supporting working parents through family-friendly policies, practices, and programs.
Forbes has consistently named us one of the 500 best employers for diversity. We were selected based on surveys of thousands of U.S. employees working for companies with a minimum of 1,000 employees.
For the fourth year in a row, we received a 100% score on the Disability Equality Index and were named a best place to work for disability inclusion.
The Disability Equality Index is a joint initiative of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) and Disability:IN.
For the fifth year in a row, we were named one of the 50 Out Front: Best Places to Work for Women and Diverse Managers by Diversity MBA Media. We finished in the top ten on the list, which recognizes companies and organizations that intentionally invest in strategies and practices to advance women and managers of diverse backgrounds. We were named best-in-class for recruitment and succession planning.
Community Leadership
We are proud to have been named an inaugural winner of SustainableIT’s Impact award.
We were recognized for our commitment to reducing our high-carbon mainframe footprint, which is a critical part of our overall efforts to be carbon neutral and zero waste by 2030.
For the fifth year in a row, we are named to The Civic 50, a list of the 50 most community-minded companies in the nation, according to Points of Light. Additionally, we earned the top spot in the health care sector for 2024. Points of Light is a nonpartisan, global nonprofit that inspires, equips, and mobilizes millions of people to take action that changes the world.