Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (AZ Blue) is a non-profit health insurance company and an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. It has served Arizonans for over 80 years and today covers more than 2 million customers. Its stated mission is to inspire health and make it easy, with the aim of helping Arizonans get healthier faster and stay healthier longer.

The company sells a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and small and large businesses, and provides information and tools intended to help people make better health decisions. AZ Blue employs more than 3,200 people across the company and its subsidiaries, with offices in Phoenix, Flagstaff and Tucson. In 2024 it ranked first in member satisfaction among commercial health plans in the U.S. Southwest region in the J.D. Power study.

Community activity is organised through AZ Blue in Action, under which the company reports reinvesting more than $6.1 million in Arizona communities, contributing 14,000 volunteer hours and partnering with 220 organisations across the state. The AZ Blue Foundation makes grants to Arizona-based non-profit organisations and academic institutions working on chronic conditions, health equity, mental health, and substance use disorder.