Negotiations between the local, popular insurer and one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems failed to produce a new agreement by midnight last night and now Phoenix Children's 50 sites in Arizona, including two hospitals, Phoenix Children's Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's Medical Group, four urgent care centers, specialty...Open
After submitting intent to not renew its contract with the local insurer, Wickenburg Community Hospital has agreed to rates proposed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ). The 19-bed community-owned Critical Access Hospital and health system, along with its three rural health clinics in Wickenburg, Congress, and Wittmann,...Arizona News
The Critical Access Hospital (CAH) system and Level IV Trauma Center is located about one hour northwest of Phoenix and serves patients from surrounding rural communities in Maricopa and Yavapai counties.
Wickenburg Community Hospital (WCH) has given Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) a 90-day notice of its intent to...Arizona News
UPDATED: Dignity Health's notice of intent to leave AZ Blue was sent mid-December and includes most of the health system's hospitals, facilities, and professional groups but not Yavapai Regional Medical Center or the Barrow Brain and Spine Medical Group.
Editor's Note: Post Updated February 2, 2024 - AZ Blue confirmed Dignity...Arizona News
Nationally CMS reports 20.3 million people have chosen a Marketplace plan during the open enrollment period which closes January 16, 2024; about 3.7 million of those consumers were first-time shoppers on the ACA Health Insurance Marketplace.
It's already a historic year for the Marketplace with more than 18 million people in the...Arizona News
The local non-profit insurer is partnering with the American Diabetes Association to expand a diabetes prevention and self-management program to Arizona where one in 10 adults suffer from the chronic condition.
The Project Power initiative includes both adult and youth programs.
Project Power Adult is a type 2 diabetes prevention...Arizona News
It's going to be a nail-biter; the negotiation period was again extended through Wednesday, Feb. 8. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona patients will maintain their in-network access to Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) services through the extension date.
According to local reporting in Prescott, YRMC continues its efforts to...Arizona News
In December, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) announced its working again with TriWest Healthcare Alliance to deliver healthcare services to active-duty members and veterans in the West Region. This week, BCBSAZ also joined a coalition of other Blues plans to form Synergie Medication Collective to improve affordability and...Arizona News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) elected two new members to its board of directors; Mark Laret, who recently retired as president and CEO of the University of California San Francisco Health and Teresa Ward-Maupin, the SVP of digital and customer experience at Comcast.
According to the BCBSAZ press release, Laret’s...Arizona News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) and Quartet Health (Quartet) announced they will join forces to help increase access to mental healthcare in Arizona, starting in Maricopa County. Quartet’s technology platform will make it easier for patients with BCBSAZ health insurance to quickly connect with mental healthcare services.
...Arizona News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona's Mobilize AZ initiative announced grant awards to seven Arizona community organizations providing programs and services focused on substance use disorder.
Grants are awarded for projects addressing substance use disorder and at least one of three complicating factors:
COVID-19
Social...Arizona News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona has recognized frontline heroes who have gone above and beyond to help others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BCBSAZ recently selected 30 Arizonan frontline heroes from six different categories:
hospital healthcare workers
non-hospital healthcare workers
first responders
educators
...Arizona News
Members of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona treated by HonorHealth, a leading healthcare system serving 1.6 million people in the greater Phoenix area, will be able to take advantage of innovative OODAPay solution to better manage and pay healthcare costs.
OODA Health, a healthcare technology company focused on empowering patients...Arizona News
With nearly 1,900 employees, the local non-profit won in the large company category.
On Sept. 29 the Phoenix Business Journal presented the 2020 Healthiest Employers awards.
Final rankings were determined with assistance from Healthiest Employers LLC, which uses questionnaires filled out by company employees to rank each...Arizona News
In the early months of the pandemic, the federal Medicare program and private health insurance companies wanted to encourage people to use alternatives to in-person care by talking with a doctor over video or by telephone. There has been a 3,200% spike in telemedicine visits in Arizona, according to AHIP.
Now, some Americans will...Arizona News
The new initiative by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona will support primary care providers (PCPs) across the state participating in the BCBSAZ Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) program during the pandemic.
By providing incentive payment advances to PCMH providers, the insurer hopes to support providers experiencing financial...Arizona News
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ), one of the largest insurers in the state, announced a partnership with digital health startup Sharecare to improve the health and well being of Arizonans through Sharecare's app.
Sharecare is a wellness engagement platform that requires users to fill out a survey to determine their...Arizona News
A recently conducted survey probed Arizonans on their attitudes toward digital healthcare services.
USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics worked with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona (BCBSAZ) to conduct the survey. Its goal: evaluate consumers’ willingness to adopt digital solutions to reducing healthcare...National News
San Francisco-based start-up Ooda Health announced the launch of its cloud-based software platform focused on relieving the administrative burdens of medical billing for payers and providers.
Oodapay places the responsibility of cumulating patient payments on payers rather than the physician or hospital. The company is working on...Arizona News
The Arizona insurer will send out invites to members to enroll in a new program that reminds them to refill their prescriptions on time – when they do, out-of-pocket costs drop.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona says members who refill on time any of 13 medications prescribed for cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems and...
