Market overview
Maryland's commercial insurance market is served by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, alongside the national carriers that maintain networks in the state.
Payers TierBench holds in Maryland
TierBench holds negotiated rates from these payers for facilities in Maryland:
- CareFirst
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
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Major commercial carriers
The national carriers — UnitedHealthcare (behavioral health through Optum), Aetna, and Cigna (behavioral health through Evernorth) — maintain networks in Maryland.
Profiles: UnitedHealthcare / Optum · Aetna · Cigna / Evernorth
The state's Blue
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Serves Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia.
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente operates in Maryland as an integrated payer-provider with a closed network. Behavioral health is largely delivered in-house through the Permanente medical groups, so external facility contracting typically happens via single-case agreements rather than network contracts.
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