Media Contact: Wayne Hicks, Director BDPA Corporate Sales Department corpsales@bdpa.org

(513) 284-4968

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 8, 2013

BDPA WELCOMES HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION

AS A GOLD LEVEL CORPORATE SPONSOR

Washington, DC (January 8, 2013) – Committed to their corporate social responsibility of giving, Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) recently took a giant step towards emerging ‘winning the future’ with their generous $50,000 Gold Level corporate investment in BDPA’s 35th Annual National Technology Conference that will be held August 14-17, 2013 at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D. C. HCSC is the parent company of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas.

"Since 2008, HCSC has made annual corporate investments in BDPA and I am delighted to

welcome them back for the fifth consecutive year as a BDPA partner. Their generous

contribution will assist us in developing a high-quality conference as well as the annual Youth

Technology Camp which focuses on youth engagement in science, technology, engineering and

math) education. With this contribution, we once again have an opportunity to thank HCSC for

being a visionary corporate citizen," said Monique Berry, National BDPA President.

Widely known for being among the fastest growing health and life insurance companies in the nation, HCSC is committed to local community relations, volunteering, diversity and inclusion, ethics and compliance, and wellness and sustainability initiatives.

Denise Holmes, HCSC corporate champion says, “Under the visionary leadership of our CIO

and Executive Sponsor, Brian Hedberg, Blue Cross Blue Shield IL, OK, NM, and TX are proud

to continue their long-standing relationship with BDPA, an organization whose mission is

directly aligned with our overall commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace."

For more information on the 35th Annual National BDPA Technology Conference, Wayne Hicks, Director, BDPA Corporate Sales Department, corpsales@bdpa.org, (513) 284-4968.

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