Here are three key points about the partnership.
1. The partnership is set at three years, during which Anthem will grant its Connecticut members access to Castlight’s cost and quality decision-support tools.
2. Anthem will also provide its commercial customers with Castlight’s enterprise healthcare management solutions, which help organizations realize their full potential with benefits management.
3. This partnership will help Anthem provide full transparency to its members, hopefully resulting in lower costs and better health.
“Transparency is a critical component of providing healthcare consumers access to the resources they need to make informed choices,” said Jill R. Hummel, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut. “As a result of this partnership, Anthem will deliver important and actionable information regarding healthcare quality, cost and resources…”
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