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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield is a health insurance provider serving 3.5 million individuals and groups in Maryland and the Washington metropolitan area. It has dual headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a nonprofit organization and an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association .
Founded in 1948, [26] Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield (ABCBS) [27] is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and the largest healthcare provider in the state. [28] It donated $1.98 million to The Walton College of Business toward founding its Robert L. Shoptaw Master of Healthcare Business Analytics Program. [ 29 ]
The Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Inc. (CAQH) is a non-profit organization [4] incorporated in California as a mutual benefit corporation. It was first incorporated under the name Coalition for Affordable, Quality Healthcare, Inc., and then renamed the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare, Inc. on August 8, 2002.
In 2001, WellPoint offered to acquire CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield for $1.37 billion, including $119 million in bonuses to Carefirst executives. [32] In 2003, the offer was rejected by the Maryland insurance commissioner. [33] In March 2000, WellPoint acquired Rush Prudential Health Plans, a Chicago provider, for $204 million. [34]
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Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, (HCSC) is a member-owned health insurance company in the United States. HCSC was formerly known as Hospital Service Corporation and changed its name to Health Care Service Corporation in 1975.
A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
In U.S. health insurance, a preferred provider organization (PPO), sometimes referred to as a participating provider organization or preferred provider option, is a managed care organization of medical doctors, hospitals, and other health care providers who have agreed with an insurer or a third-party administrator to provide health care at ...