December 22, 2020
CMA has learned that the contract between Hill Physicians Medical Group and Anthem Blue Cross will be terminated for th...
December 03, 2020
The Anthem Blue Cross High Performance/Blue High Performance Network (Blue HPN ® ) will become effective January 1, 202...
October 20, 2020
Anthem Blue Cross has begun marketing a new, narrow “high performance” network for 2021. The Anthem High Performance/Bl...
January 01, 2020
Cottage Health reached a last-minute agreement with Anthem Blue Cross. The new hospital contract is effective immediate...
After months of unproductive negotiations, Cigna’s hospital contract with Dignity Health in California ended on January...
December 23, 2019
Dignity Health System and Cigna notified physicians of a potential systemwide termination of their agreement if the two...
October 10, 2019
The California Medical Association (CMA) has learned that Anthem Blue Cross has terminated its contract with Hill Physi...
July 31, 2019
The Symphony Provider Directory streamlines the way plans and providers exchange and reconcile provider information.
June 07, 2019
Physicians are reminded that the changes to the Anthem Blue Cross Prudent Buyer Participating Physician Agreement and f...
May 09, 2019
Effective May 13, 2019, Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) will assume management duties for the TRICARE West mental ...
The contract with the current fiscal intermediary will continue to run parallel with DXC until September 30, 2019.
May 08, 2019
Anthem will be increasing payment for the more commonly billed Evaluation and Management (E/M) services.
December 12, 2018
On January 1, 2019, Blue Shield of California will complete the integration of Care1st Health Plan into its operations,...
September 10, 2018
As previously reported, Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) has experienced implementation issues since taking over as t...
August 28, 2018
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is releasing an update to its Medi-Cal provider enrollment sy...
August 23, 2018
Looking to increase its presence in the Medi-Cal and Medicare Advantage marketplace by 2021, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Com...
July 24, 2018
On January 1, 2018, Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) became the new Defense Heath Agency (DHA) managed care contractor...
July 06, 2018
The California Medical Association (CMA) has learned that two health plans, the Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) and Mo...
May 29, 2018
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) recently requested comments on a potential alternative payment m...
March 19, 2018
Since the transition of TRICARE managed care services from United Health Military & Veterans (UMVS) to Health Net Feder...
February 16, 2018
On December 26, 2017, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued a cease-and-desist order, requiring...
January 30, 2018
As previously reported, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued a cease-and-desist order on De...
January 18, 2018
The California Medical Association (CMA) is reminding physicians that Anthem Blue Cross has exited California’s exchang...
January 17, 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new voluntary bundled-payment model. Called the Bun...
January 16, 2018
The California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) issued a cease-and-desist order on December 26, 2017, requiri...
December 14, 2017
Anthem Blue Cross is in the process of terminating its relationship with Nivano Physicians Medical Group for its HMO an...
Remember, state law requires payors to give advance notice of material contract changes, with the opportunity for physi...
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