VACP Sues Blue Cross/Blue Shield of National Capital Area and HMO Subsidiary

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News The Virginia Academy of Clinical Psychologists (VACP) is suing Blue Cross/Blue Shield of the National Capital Area (BCBSNCA) and its HMO subsidiary, CapitalCare, Inc. The complaint states that employers who purchase the BCBSNCA/Capital Care plan and patients who use the plan are promised certain benefits that are not delivered, including provider choice. Additional named defendants are contractors, who have administered the mental health benefits for Capital Care, including Value Options, Inc. (formerly Value Behavioral Health, Inc.), and Health Management Strategies International, Inc. The complaint charges that . . .