AmeriHealth Mercy changes name to AmeriHealth Caritas
The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos., a Philadelphia-based manager of Medicaid and other government-sponsored health benefits in 13 states, changed its name to AmeriHealth Caritas, the company announced.
The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos., a Philadelphia-based manager of Medicaid and other government-sponsored health benefits in 13 states, changed its name to AmeriHealth Caritas, the company announced.
The name change was a condition of Mercy Health System of Southeastern Pennsylvania's 2011 sale of its stake in AmeriHealth Mercy to Independence Blue Cross and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan for $194 million, plus a $43 million pledge to be paid over seven years to the Mercy Health System Foundation.
In the Philadelphia region, AmeriHealth is best known for the Keystone Mercy Health Plan, which is now Keystone First. Members will receive new cards, but benefits will not change, Keystone First said. - Harold Brubaker