Blue Cross Blue Shield
/ˌbluː krɒs ˌbluː ˈʃiːld/
/ˌbluː krɔːs ˌbluː ˈʃiːld/
- the largest private health insurance company in the US. Blue Shield began in 1917 and its main competitor Blue Cross began in 1929. They joined in 1982. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association consists of a number of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies covering the whole of the US and Puerto Rico.
蓝十字蓝盾：美国最大的私人健康保险公司。Blue Shield始于1917年，其主要竞争对手Blue Cross始于1929年。他们于1982年加入。Blue Cross和Blue Shield协会由多家独立的Blue Cross和Blue Shield公司组成，业务覆盖美国和波多黎各的整个地区。