Jeff Lagasse
The combination builds on a collaboration through joint ownership of Healthy Blue, which serves Medicaid and Medicare Dual Eligible members.
If there is a lower cost to the member outside of their insurance benefit, Price Edge automatically applies that price, company says.
Health plan members gain access to a dedicated team, led by LGBTQ+ care coordinators, that can connect them to in-network affirming care.
Challenges could result from the timing of their prescription fills and their income, the report finds.
In addition to exceeding its financial forecast, a national search will seek to replace its longtime CEO, who is retiring this year.
The group says the program has devolved into a "cumbersome process" involving lengthy approvals and insurer negotiations.
The AG's office accused drugmakers of "unlawful, unfair, and deceptive business practices."
Adverse drug events comprise 39% of the adverse events, making them the most common by far.
Nearly all states indicated using at least one specified strategy to increase the behavioral health workforce.
The action furthers a larger goal of improving the accuracy of the quality information that is publicly reported in the Five-Star Rating System.