Market overview
Maryland's commercial insurance market is served by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, alongside the national carriers that maintain networks in the state.
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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