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Amerigroup is an American health insurance and managed health care provider. Amerigroup covers 7.7 million seniors, people with disabilities, low-income families and other state and federally sponsored beneficiaries, and federal employees in 26 states, making it the nation's largest provider of health care for public programs. [1]
It also provides access to Medicaid enrollment for low-income Marylanders. Enrollment started on October 1, 2013. [1] As of the 2019 calendar year, 156,963 people were enrolled in private health plans, 39,720 people were enrolled in stand-alone dental plans, and 1,076,175 people were enrolled in Medicaid through Maryland Health Connection. [2]
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.
MedStar Family Choice is a managed care organization serving the District of Columbia and Maryland. Coverage is provided for participants in DC, [38] and Maryland. [39] Maryland Children's Health Program [40] MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) [41] offers research support for MedStar's medical and instructional services.
(The Center Square) – Ohio state auditors uncovered nearly $2 million in improper Medicaid payments to a Toledo-area-based provider. State Auditor Keith Faber recently announced he is ...
In 2011, WellPoint acquired CareMore, a Cerritos, California-based provider of insurance and care centers for elderly patients. [50] In 2012, WellPoint acquired Amerigroup for $4.9 billion, anticipating significant growth due to Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [51] [52] [53]
The state's Medicaid program was privatized starting in 2013 under Republican Gov. Sam Brownback with three contractors: Sunflower, United Healthcare and Amerigroup.
Amerigroup added another 6,000 members through the acquisition of the D.C Medicaid business of Capital Community Health. Continuing in the year of 2002, the company saw significant growth in various markets – this included 7,000 new memberships in Maryland, 11,000 in New Jersey, 20,000 in Dallas, 23,000 in Fort Worth, and 39,000 in Houston.