Blue Shield Foundation Offers $10.7M in Q4 Grants

Blue Shield of California Foundation -- the philanthropic arm of the insurer -- is doling out $10.7 million in fourth-quarter grants, bringing the total grant amount this year to $31.4 million. According to officials, many of the grants seek to expand access to care under the Affordable Care Act. The largest Q4 grants were $3.25 million to the Tides Center and $600,000 to the California Department of Public Health.

• "Blue Shield Foundation Makes $10.7 Million in Q4 Grants" (Rauber, "Bay Area BizTalk," San Francisco Business Times, 12/4).