HARTFORD, Conn. — Home health benefits manager CareCentrix has inked a deal with BlueCross BlueShield of Florida to become the exclusive provider of home health services for the insurer's nearly 4 million members in the state, including coordination of home infusion therapies and DME.
CareCentrix has also signed a two-year contract with BCBS of Tennessee as the exclusive manager of DME for the plan's 32,000 Medicare Advantage members across that state. In an effort to staunch a hemorrhage of red ink last year, Tennessee contracted with CareCentrix to handle DME benefits for its TennCare (Medicaid) beneficiaries.
According to providers, the cuts that followed averaged 15 to 25 percent. For more, see TennCare Changes Could Cut Ranks of Medicaid Providers, HomeCare Monday, Sept. 3, 2010.