relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message medical mutual of ohio type mutual industry health insurance founded 1934 headquarters cleveland ohio united states key people rick chircosta ceo products supplemental health and life insurance revenue 2.0 billion 2008 number of employees 2 500 2013 website medmutual.com medical mutual of ohio mmoh is an american mutual health insurance company . it is the oldest and largest health insurance company based in cleveland ohio and serves more than 1.6 million customers . 1 employing 2 500 people medical mutual is one of the biggest employers in downtown cleveland . 2 headquartered in cleveland s historic rose building the company also has statewide offices in cincinnati columbus dayton independence richfield toledo and youngstown as well as an information systems facility in beachwood . 3 in 2008 medical mutual of ohio ranked 806 out of the top 1 000 corporations in america . 4 contents 1 headquarters 2 history 3 significant milestones 4 in the community 5 references 6 articles and interviews 7 external links headquarters edit the rose building c. 1900 headquartered in downtown cleveland ohio medical mutual of ohio operates in the historic rose building . the rose building was erected in 1900 and was the tallest building between chicago and new york . meant to house dentists offices the rose building had almost 100 dentists by 1902 . history edit in 1926 elyria memorial hospital administrator john r. mannix began experimenting with the idea of hospital pre payment and the basic principles of insurance eventually leading to the formation of the cleveland hospital service association in 1934 . at this time hospital associations such as the chsa became known as blue cross plans . in 1939 blue cross plans united to form the blue cross association 5 in 1956 medical mutual of cleveland was formed to provide coverage for doctor fees . chsa merged with akron hospital service to form blue cross of northeast ohio in 1957 and four years later medical mutual of cleveland became affiliated with the blue shield system . in 1984 blue cross of northeast ohio and medical mutual of cleveland merged to form blue cross and blue shield of northern ohio . two years after the merger the new company joined blue cross and blue shield of northwest ohio to form blue cross and blue shield of ohio . 6 in 1997 the company left the blue cross blue shield association and re claimed the name of one of its predecessors becoming the present day medical mutual of ohio . 7 early in 2013 medical mutual issued an apology to its customers for a computer problem that caused prescriptions completed on the last day of 2012 to incur a higher charge than should have been the case . 8 significant milestones edit 1934 cleveland hospital service association formed to provide hospitalization insurance . 1939 blue cross association formed . chsa was a member . 1945 medical mutual of cleveland formed to provide insurance for physicians bills . 1957 chsa merged with akron hospital service to form blue cross of northeast ohio . 1961 medical mutual of cleveland becomes affiliated with the blue shield system . 1984 blue cross of northeast ohio merged with medical mutual to form blue cross and blue shield of northern ohio . 1986 blue cross and blue shield of northern ohio merged with blue cross of northwest ohio to form blue cross and blue shield of ohio . 1993 among the fastest growing healthcare companies with a managed care product known today as supermed . supermed proved beneficial to the greater cleveland growth association s council of smaller enterprises cose and later became a national model for insurance among small businesses chambers and associations . 1997 blue cross and blue shield of ohio renamed medical mutual of ohio . kent clapp named chairman president and chief executive officer . 1997 medical mutual expanded beyond health insurance and created antares management solutions to leverage the company s computer systems . 2001 medical mutual s preferred provider organization ppo supermed plus is recognized as the first ppo in the united states to earn full accreditation from the national committee for quality assurance . 2003 medical mutual purchased consumers life insurance company 9 which held licenses to sell insurance in 38 states . 2007 medical mutual acquired carolina care plan 10 one of the largest health maintenance organizations hmos in south carolina . 2010 medical mutual selected to run the ohio high risk pool by the ohio department of insurance . 11 the program ended in march 2013 . 2011 medical mutual for the third consecutive year makes the informationweek 500 annual listing of the nation s most innovative users of business technology . in the community edit medical mutual is the official health insurer of a variety of organizations . medical mutual insures numerous professional sports teams including the cleveland cavaliers cleveland indians cincinnati bengals and columbus blue jackets . besides professional teams the company is also the official insurer of numerous colleges and universities and local organizations like the rock and roll hall of fame and museum . references edit your healthcare partner since 1934 it s the quality of the workforce . medical mutual at a glance fortune 500 2009 top 1000 american companies robert cunningham iii and robert m. cunningham jr. the blues a history of the blue cross and blue shield system northern illinois university press 1997 blue cross & blue shield mutual of ohio ohio history central july 2005 paul o donnell the feeling s mutual inside business june 2009 medical mutual apologizes and reimburses members for prescription drug glitch the plain dealer january 14 2013 . accessed 27 march 2015 medical mutual acquires ppo in south carolina http www.ibmag.com me2 dirmod.asp sid 906c5884362147ceb440fe7fd0979003 & nm entreprenuer % 27s corner & type news & mod news & mid 9a02e3b96f2a415abc72cb5f516b4c10 & tier 3 & nid 8868ea381f5b4f59a98dd92c07db1b4f business first of columbus carolina care plan related content http columbus.bizjournals.com columbus related content.html topic carolina % 20care % 20plan state of ohio selects medical mutual of ohio to operate temporary high risk pool program http www.insurance.ohio.gov newsroom pages 06252010stateof . aspx articles and interviews edit inside business magazine the feeling s mutual after losing ceo kent clapp in a tragic accident medical mutual is back on track with longtime leader rick chiricosta . june 2009 reuters.com walgreens accepts medical mutual of ohio prescription plan february 11 2009 reuters.com medical mutual of ohio earns top accreditation for product excellence march 31 2008 inside business magazine prescription for prevention with today s aging population kent clapp leads medical mutual of ohio to new heights by focusing on preventative health care . november 2007 external links edit official website ohio high risk pool official website consumers life insurance company official website carolina care plan official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title medical mutual of ohio & oldid 743405573 categories companies based in clevelandcompanies established in 1934insurance companies of the united statesmutual insurance companieshealth insurance companiesmutual insurance companies of the united stateshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from august 2009all articles lacking reliable referencesofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity 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