CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health care company in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced a renewed 15-year lease for its Maryland headquarters.
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Read More »January 25, 2022 Comments Off on CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield recommits to Maryland headquarters
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, the largest health care company in the Mid-Atlantic region, announced a renewed 15-year lease for its Maryland headquarters.
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Read More »August 16, 2021 Comments Off on CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to require workforce to get vaccinated
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield announced it will make COVID-19 vaccinations a requirement for its workforce, Boards of Directors and guests.
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Read More »December 20, 2019 Comments Off on CareFirst acquires Medicaid plans in Maryland, Washington
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has purchased Medicaid managed care organization plans in Maryland and Washington as the region’s dominant health insurer adds Medicaid plans to its portfolio for the first time in decades, the insurer announced Friday. The nonprofit insurer bought ...
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Read More »June 5, 2019 Comments Off on CareFirst and LifeBridge team up on startup competition, other efforts
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and LifeBridge Health hope that combining to fund innovative health startups can suggest ways to cut costs and find efficiencies across the payer-provider relationship. The effort started Wednesday morning with a pitch competition where the insurer and ...
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Read More »April 3, 2019 Comments Off on Hopkins says Pugh sought to sell it ‘Holly’ books
An employee of Johns Hopkins Health System was approached by then-Sen. Catherine Pugh about buying her “Health Holly” children’s books but declined, a system spokeswoman said Wednesday. At the time, Pugh sat on the Senate Finance Committee, the panel responsible ...
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Read More »January 2, 2019 Comments Off on CareFirst sees some members take advantage of less-expensive plans
More than 1,600 CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield members on the individual market heeded the insurer’s call to switch plans for 2019, potentially tapping into hundreds of dollars a month in savings. While preparing its rates for 2019, CareFirst realized that thousands ...
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Read More »November 29, 2018 Comments Off on Baltimore sues drugmaker as pharmaceutical spending rises
Frustration over the rising cost of prescription drugs may be reaching a tipping point for Maryland stakeholders. Last week, Baltimore, which runs a self-funded health plan for its employees, filed a federal lawsuit alleging a pharmaceutical company had engaged in ...
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Read More »November 26, 2018 Comments Off on CareFirst considers offering Medicare and Medicaid products
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield may make a play to enter the Medicare Advantage and managed Medicaid markets, Brian Pieninck, the insurer’s president and CEO, said. Pieninck took over as CareFirst’s president and CEO over the summer. CareFirst has not been in ...
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Read More »October 24, 2018 Comments Off on CareFirst awards $2.1 million to community groups fighting opioid crisis
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has awarded a combined $2.1 million to 11 community health organizations fighting substance use disorders, including the opioid epidemic, leaders announced at Baltimore City Hall Wednesday. The grants, totaling between $100,000 and $382,000 each, follow a request ...
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Read More »September 14, 2018 Comments Off on Md. to consider health insurance market’s present, future
A busy week is in store for health policy in Maryland as regulators, advocates, consumers and insurers consider the present and future of the state’s individual market. Monday, the Maryland Insurance Administration will hear from insurers and the public as ...
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