From The AIS Report on Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans - After a decade of having the business to itself, Blue Shield of California will be one of five health plan operators administering a new $14 billion, five-year contract for HMOs offered through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). Blue Shield of California’s HMOs now cover more than 400,000 CalPERS members.
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, Blue Shield of California will be joined by Health Net, Inc., WellPoint, Inc. subsidiary Anthem Blue Cross, Sharp Health Plan and UnitedHealth Group in administering HMOs for the program.
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