An economic impact analysis of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield shows the health plan provider pumped $852 million into the upstate New York economy in 2015.

That's beyond the $5.1 million dollars in medical benefits it paid out to its 1.5 million members.

Excellus employs over 5,600  people in upstate New York.  The company spent $657 million on payroll and purchases for goods and services from thousand of vendors and suppliers.

You can read the full report at excellusbcbs.com.

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