Anthem California

A Note from Anthem: Introducing Elevance Health

Introducing Elevance Health Focusing on whole health and its most powerful drivers We are pleased to announce that our shareholders voted to approve our parent company's name change from Anthem,...

Anthem Transparency in Coverage: Machine-Readable Files

Transparency in Coverage (TIC) regulations require health insurers and group health plans to create machine readable files (MRFs) that contain the negotiated rates for in-network providers and allowed...

Anthem Machine Readable Files Will Be Available July 1

Beginning July 1, 2022, we will make machine-readable files (MRFs), for plans we administer and maintain, available to the public. The files will contain the negotiated rates for in-network providers ...

Anthem Blue Cross: Transparency in Coverage

The Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) was signed into law in December 2020 along with the adoption of the Transparency in Coverage (TIC) rule in December 2020. While implementation of the CAA and ...

Anthem Blue Cross Renews Agreement with Rady Children's

Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce they have successfully renewed their contract agreements with Rady Children’s, comprised of the following entities: Hospital (FFS and HMO) Rady Childr...

Anthem New Virtual Primary Care at Low or No Cost to Members

Reimagining how members access the care they need Anthem has expanded the virtual care experience on their Sydney℠ Health app to now include access to primary care. As they continue to change the f...

Anthem Blue Cross Relaxes Dental and Vision Guidelines Even Further!

Anthem Blue Cross previously announced a change to their voluntary dental and vision participation guideline effective May 1, 2022. They have now introduced a change to their non-voluntary dental and ...

Join Anthem to Hear Exciting Details about New Large Group ABF in California

Effective July 1st, Anthem Balanced Funding (ABF) will be available as a solution for Large Group employers. This allows Anthem to provide alternative funding options for employers seeking predictable...

Anthem Blue Cross Rate Update, July 2022

Anthem has issued a rate update for Q3 2022. There are no changes to plan designs or underwriting guidelines. Quoting is now available. Statewide average change for the quarter shows: ...

Anthem Underwriting Update: ID Cards No Longer Required for Participation Validation

Effective immediately for California Small Group, Anthem will no longer require copies of ID cards when participation is in question. Groups/Brokers/General Agents are still required to have waivers o...

Anthem Parent Company Name Change to Elevance Health

Anthem is very excited to share news that their parent company, Anthem, Inc., has filed a preliminary proxy statement to change its name. The new name, pending shareholder approval, will be Elevance H...

Anthem Blue Cross Provider Update: John Muir Health

Anthem Blue Cross is pleased to announce they have successfully renewed their Commercial and Medicare Agreements with John Muir Health which provides services to members in Contra Costa County and sur...