Anthem and Quest Diagnostics Establish Collaboration In Virginia to Improve Laboratory Testing Options

Goal to improve care, reduce costs, and enhance experiences
 

Richmond, VA – Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Quest Diagnostics, a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced a new agreement in Virginia, ensuring Anthem members have access to high-quality lab testing options with lower costs and improved experiences.
 

Through this collaboration, Anthem members will have in-network access to Quest’s broad range of services, including routine medical tests, advanced diagnostics, and a strong pathologist network effective January 1, 2025. Members will also benefit from access to Quest’s network of patient service centers featuring online appointment scheduling and the free myQuest mobile app for receiving testing updates and results. This collaboration underscores Anthem’s commitment to providing patient-centered care and comprehensive support. This change applies to Anthem’s Medicare Advantage HMO, Medicaid HealthKeepers Plus, and Anthem commercial HealthKeepers networks.
 

“We are pleased to work with Quest Diagnostics and provide expanded services and tools that meet our members’ needs,” said Monica Schmude, President of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia. “Anthem is committed to ensuring access to high-quality and affordable care for our members, and this relationship with Quest allows us to continue expanding our care options.”
 

“Our relationship with Anthem will help more people in Virginia to access Quest’s diagnostic innovation, conveniently located patient service centers and cost-efficient testing,” said Leah Timmerman, Senior Vice President, Health Plans, Quest Diagnostics. “Laboratory testing provides insights essential to quality healthcare. We look forward to working together with Anthem to bring these critical healthcare services to more communities in the state.”
 

Quest maintains a network of patient service centers in Virginia for convenient access. It also operates a major clinical laboratory in Chantilly, Va., that develops and provides innovative laboratory tests used by providers and patients across the United States.
 

About Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia
Anthem Health Plans of Virginia, Inc. trades as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, and its service area is all of Virginia except for the City of Fairfax, the Town of Vienna, and the area east of State Route 123. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its affiliate HealthKeepers, Inc. are independent licensees of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Elevance Health. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. Additional information about Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia is available at www.anthem.com. Also, follow us on X at www.x.com/anthembcbs and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AnthemBlueCrossBlueShield.
 

About Anthem HealthKeepers Plus
Anthem HealthKeepers Plus, has contracted with the Virginia Department of Medicaid Assistance since 1996, and provides managed care services to enrollees of Virginia’s FAMIS and Medicaid programs. Currently, Anthem HealthKeepers Plus serves approximately 545,00 Medicaid beneficiaries living in Virginia. HealthKeepers, Inc. is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. ®ANTHEM is a registered trademark of Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield names and symbols are registered marks of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information about Anthem HealthKeepers Plus, please visit
https://mss.anthem.com/va/Pages/aboutus.aspx.
 

About Quest Diagnostics
Quest Diagnostics works across the healthcare ecosystem to create a healthier world, one life at a time. We provide diagnostic insights from the results of our laboratory testing to empower people, physicians and organizations to take action to improve health outcomes. Quest Diagnostics annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our nearly 50,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives and create a healthier world. www.QuestDiagnostics.com.
 

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