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Owens & Minor sues Anthem, accusing insurer of mishandling claims
Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 health care logistics and supply company Owens & Minor filed a federal lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield this week, claiming that the Henrico County insurer mismanaged funds for Owens & Minor’s employee health insurance plan and allegedly violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA. According to the […]
MONICA SCHMUDE
A key performance indicator is a metric used to gauge a company’s performance, and, for Monica Schmude, the KPIs that matter most are the mental and physical well-being of her employees. “A company’s greatest asset is the health of its workforce,” she says, a particularly apt belief for the Virginia head of Anthem Blue Cross […]
Anthem, Va. Chamber partner on WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield on the WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance, the next step in providing health insurance to small business owners through a newly legalized consortium structure, President and CEO Barry DuVal announced Wednesday. In June 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation allowing associations — including […]
Bon Secours, Anthem reach agreement in $93M dispute
Bon Secours announced Friday it has reached an agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, which the health system sued in August, alleging the insurer owed Bon Secours $93 million in unpaid claims. Although details were not released due to confidentiality agreements between the two parties, Bon Secours said it will drop […]
Finance | Insurance 2023: MONICA SCHMUDE
After more than a dozen years with Cigna Healthcare, most recently as its mid-Atlantic market president, in April Schmude stepped into the top position at rival Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, which has more than 3 million customers and is one of the state’s largest health plans. She oversees about 9,000 employees. A University […]
Bon Secours sues Anthem for $93M
Health system Bon Secours filed suit against insurer Anthem Health Plans of Virginia Monday in Henrico County Circuit Court, alleging Anthem owes Bon Secours $93 million in unpaid claims. The plaintiffs, collectively titled BSMH Virginia, allege that Anthem Health Plans of Virginia (doing business as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield) failed to pay “in […]
Anthem taps new Virginia president
Monica Schmude has been named president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, the health care insurer announced Wednesday. She was previously president of Cigna’s mid-Atlantic market. “Monica brings a commitment to fulfilling our mission of improving the lives and communities we serve across the state,” Kurt C. Small, president of Anthem Blue […]
