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Blue Cross & Blue Shield — City of Chicago contracts
Every contract the City of Chicago has on file with this vendor: what was awarded, which departments issued it, and how the awards were procured. Figures are computed live from the city's official contracts dataset.
Recorded in city contract data as BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD.
$12,486,464,619
Total awarded
Net of revisions and de-obligations
37
Contracts on file
Earliest approved Jun 18, 2004
$3,020,000,000
Largest single award
Dec 1, 2023
Most recent approval
A note on the totals: the city files revisions and de-obligations as their own records with negative award amounts, so the total above is the net of awards and adjustments. An awarded amount is also not money paid — it is the ceiling the city agreed to, and actual spending can come in lower.
Departments, by total awarded
- Department Of Finance$12,486,464,619
Largest individual contracts
- Blue Cross Blue Shield; Medical Participating Provider Option (PPO) — 2023$3,020,000,000
- Medical Benefits — 2023$1,870,712,229
- Medical Benefits-Health Maintenance Orgaization-for enrolled employees, actives, an… — 2015$587,912,371
- Medical Benefits — 2014$500,000,000
- Medical Benefits — 2018$500,000,000
- Medical Benefits — 2017$500,000,000
- Medical Benefits — 2016$500,000,000
- Medical Benefits — 2012$407,832,364
How the work was procured
No procurement types available right now.
Contract types
- COMPTROLLER-OTHER37 contracts
Blue Cross & Blue Shield contracts most heavily with Department Of Finance, which accounts for $12,486,464,619 across 37 contract records.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield contracts FAQ
- How much has Chicago awarded to Blue Cross & Blue Shield?
- City of Chicago contract records show $12,486,464,619 awarded to Blue Cross & Blue Shield across 37 contract records approved since Jun 18, 2004. That figure is the net of awards and later adjustments, and an award is not the same as money actually paid out.
- Which city departments contract with Blue Cross & Blue Shield?
- By total award amount, the departments contracting with Blue Cross & Blue Shield are: Department Of Finance ($12,486,464,619).
- What is the largest Blue Cross & Blue Shield contract?
- The largest single award on file is $3,020,000,000, described by the city as "Blue Cross Blue Shield; Medical Participating Provider Option (PPO)", approved Jun 22, 2023, through Department Of Finance.
- Why can a contract amount be negative?
- The city records revisions and de-obligations as separate rows with negative award amounts. That means a vendor total is the net of original awards plus every later adjustment, not a running tally of payments. Awarded dollars are also not the same as dollars spent — a contract can be awarded and only partly drawn down.
Source
- City Contractsupdated dailyofficial portal ↗
Contracts are matched on the vendor name exactly as the city records it, so a company filed under more than one spelling may appear on more than one page. Award amounts can be negative on revisions and de-obligations; totals are the net of awards and adjustments, not payments made.