$749 million is revenue. Revenue less expenses (i.e. profit) was $57 million, which admittedly is a decent 7.5%. But as a nonprofit there are no shareholders or

$749 million is revenue. Revenue less expenses (i.e. profit) was $57 million, which admittedly is a decent 7.5%. But as a nonprofit there are no shareholders or partners to siphon off that profit. The common argument is that management siphons off that money through salaries, and I can't say they don't, but if you look at their assets & liabilities it seems like some significant amount of their profit is going into savings. Anyhow, the Blue Cross/Blue Shield system has a very complex structure so if you're looking to find where the real money is being siphoned off it's unlikely to be at the top. BC/BS affiliates are independent, that's why the org at the top for a system insuring over a hundred million people pulls in less than a billion dollars in revenue.