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KANSAS CITY, MO. (April 17, 2024)—Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) congratulate the Kansas City area businesses recently awarded as a 2024 Healthiest Employer by the Kansas City Business Journal. The recognition showcases local organizations that make health and wellness a priority.
On March 28, the Kansas City Business Journal, in partnership with 2024 sponsor Blue KC, hosted a breakfast at Carriage Club in Kansas City, MO to honor the award winners. The event featured a panel of distinguished speakers and focused on innovative ideas to make the workplace a healthier place for all employees.Moderated by Chista Dubill, Vice President, Chief Communications Officer at Blue KC, event panelists included Robin Bub, Total Rewards Director at Burns & McDonnell, Monica De Agostino, Director of Benefits, Compensation, and HRIS at MRIGlobal, Jana Goolsby, Wellbeing Program Manager, at City of Olathe, and Katie Peed, Senior Human Resources Generalist at WaterOne.
“The health and wellness of our employees and community is a top priority at Blue KC, so we were more than happy to offer support to the Kansas City Business Journal as the presenting sponsor of this great event,” said Erin Stucky, Blue KC’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “I’d like to thank the Kansas City Business Journal for recognizing the local businesses that go the extra mile for the betterment of their employees.”
Healthiest Employers LLC, a data and research company, uses an online assessment tool to measure wellness programming using the Springbuk Health analytics engine. The assessment scores organizations on their wellness program’s culture and leadership commitment, foundational components, strategic planning, communication and marketing, programming, and interventions, and reporting and analysis.
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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the largest not-for-profit health insurer in Missouri and the only not-for-profit commercial health insurer in Kansas City, has been part of the Kansas City community since 1938. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City provides health coverage services to more than one million residents in the greater Kansas City area, including Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and 30 counties in Northwest Missouri. Our mission: to provide affordable access to healthcare and to improve the health of our members. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information on the company, visit its website at BlueKC.com.
