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Blue Shield reports TRIO rollout, adds selective Sutter facilities to network
Summary
Blue Shield told the HSS board that Jan. 1 TRIO auto‑enrollment covered roughly 14,500 members (about $13.5M in projected 2018 savings), corrected an auto‑enrollment error for some Meritage Sonoma members, and added select Sutter ambulatory surgical centers and other hospitals to the TRIO network after negotiation.
Jeanette Moon, Blue Shield of California, told the Health Service Board that TRIO implementation reached an early enrollment milestone: about 14,500 members were enrolled as of Jan. 1 and Blue Shield estimated roughly $13.5 million in 2018 savings from that cohort, with further compounding savings if enrollment holds or grows.
Moon explained the auto‑enrollment logic: members were auto‑enrolled only when every family member in a household…
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