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In 1938, petitioner was organized under the laws of
Pennsylvania as a “hospital plan corporation” to provide health
insurance to individuals and to sponsoring groups (e.g.,
employers). Petitioner maintains its corporate office in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
In 1972, petitioner became licensed as an independent Blue
Cross Association under which license petitioner was authorized
to sell health insurance to individuals and to sponsoring groups
located within a 19-county area of south-central Pennsylvania
under the registered trade name and service mark of the Blue
Cross Association.
In 1982, the Blue Cross Association merged with the National
Association of Blue Shield Plans to form the Blue Cross Blue
Shield Association (BCBS). After BCBS was formed in 1982,
petitioner operated as an independent licensee of BCBS and
continued to sell health insurance to individuals and to groups
in south-central Pennsylvania.
On November 1, 1985, by merger with Blue Cross of Lehigh
Valley, petitioner also acquired the right to sell health
insurance in the two counties located in Lehigh Valley,
Pennsylvania. Thereafter, under the registered trade name and
service mark of BCBS, petitioner sold health insurance to
individuals and to groups located within a 21-county area in
south-central and in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
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