Blue Shield Of California & Integrated Healthcare Association Announce Development Of Statewide Provider Director Utility

Blue Shield of California and Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA) announced the development of a statewide provider director utility. It is anticipated that the directory will supply consumers with up-to-date and accurate provider organization information that they can use to help choose a health plan.

The development of the database stems from Blue Shield’s end of an agreement in 2015 with the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), in which Blue Shield committed to developing a statewide provider database in exchange for the DMHC’s approval of Blue Shield’s acquisition of Care1st (amongst other requirements). It . . .