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Anthem More Than Doubled the Members Receiving Whole-Person Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Innovative providers, collaborations and payment strategies credited for increase.
Indianapolis—Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield more than the doubled the number of members in Medicaid, individual and employer-sponsored plans receiving whole-person therapies believed to produce better outcomes for opioid use disorder.
To make a positive impact on member health and lessen the impact of the opioid epidemic, Anthem pledged four years ago to ensure significantly more members received both drug therapy and counseling treatment in an effort to treat both mind and body.
Anthem met these goals by boosting the combined percentage of consumers in employer-based, individual and Medicaid plans with opioid use disorder receiving both therapies from 22% to 56%. Medicaid plans alone increased from 24% to 65%.
From Red Tape to Relief: Rewriting the Rules of Prior Authorization
June 23rd 2025Up to 257 million Americans could benefit from these prior authorization reforms that could have cross-market implications on health care plans administered through commercial insurers, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid.
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AMGA Releases Population Health Framework to Improve ASCVD Secondary Prevention
June 18th 2025Proven interventions to improve care, address disparities, and support lipid management are woven throughout AMGA Foundation's new framework to guide population health–based secondary prevention strategies for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
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