Describe the historical importance of Blue Cross and Blue Shield to the payment model for healthcare in the United States.
What will be an ideal response?
Blue Cross emerged as a leading private healthcare insurance company in the 1920s. Blue Shield followed in 1940 and then the two merged in 1982 to become the Blue Cross Association. Group healthcare coverage then became a normal offering of employment benefits.
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