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2009 Members of the news media interested in speaking with a CareFirst spokesperson can contact the Media Relations department at 1-800-914-NEWS (6397).

October 2009   10/15/09 CareFirst Gives $50,000 to Increase Medicaid Access in Maryland

September 2009   09/11/09 E-mail Scam Targets Millions, CareFirst Members May be Affected 09/10/09 Testimony of Chet Burell, CareFirst President and CEO, to the D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking

August 2009   08/20/09 $1 Million in Grant Funding Available for Programs to Improve Maternal and Child Health 08/04/09 CareFirst Joins Partnership of Blues Plans as Owner of NASCO

July 2009   07/27/09 CareFirst Names President for National Claims Administrative Services 07/14/09 Congressman Cummings Commends Coppin State for Major Advancement to Nursing Program

June 2009   06/22/09 CareFirst Names Kevin C. O'Neill Senior Vice President 06/18/09 Arlington Free Clinic to Implement Patient-Centered Medical Home Model 06/18/09 Living Classrooms Programs Teach Baltimore's At-Risk Youth to Make Safer, Healthier Choices 06/12/09 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Names Andrew F. Sullivan Senior Vice President 06/03/09 CareFirst Helps Employers Promote Wellness, Save on Health Costs

May 2009   05/18/09 Maryland ICU Patients Connected to Remote Critical Care Staff, Improving Quality and Safety 05/11/09 Stepping Up: CareFirst Teams to Fight HIV in D.C.

April 2009   04/30/09 CareFirst Helps Ease Concerns About Swine Flu 04/29/09 NOVA ScriptsCentral Expands Prescription Drug Service with Help from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield 04/22/09 One Small Step for Better Health - National Walk @ Lunch Day 04/08/09 Mayor Dixon Announces City-Wide Birth Outcomes Effort

March 2009   03/31/09 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Donates $300,000 to Health Care for the Homeless 03/11/09 CareFirst Gives $20,000 to Boost 'Healthy' Reading by Title 1 District School Children 03/02/09 Maryland Launches Universal Health Care Initiative

February 2009   02/11/09 $25,000 CareFirst Grant Helps MobileMed Deliver Health Care to Montgomery County Uninsured 02/09/09 CareFirst Names Margolis Senior Vice President

January 2009   01/27/09 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Giving Tops $40 Million for Community Health Initiatives in 2008 01/22/09 Nehemiah House, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Team to Help Baltimore County Homeless 01/06/09 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Names Tonya Vidal Kinlow VP of Government Affairs for National Capital Area