The national federation of independent, community-based BCBS companies that provide #healthcare coverage for one in three Americans. #HealthOfAmerica Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is a national federation of independent, community-based and lo THE ASSOCIATION SERVES ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD MEMBER PLANS THAT OPERATE WITHIN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREAS. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO MEMBER PLANS AND COORDINATES GOVERNMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS THE CONTRACT UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PROGRAM (FEP), WHICH IS THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING BROADBASED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.