Cambia to Assume Operational Control of Arkansas Blue Cross in October

Cambia Health Solutions is moving forward with an affiliation agreement to assume operational control of Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, with the transaction expected to close in October 2026. No assets are changing hands in the deal. The affiliation will place Arkansas Blue Cross's operations, which include the state's Medicaid managed care business, under Cambia's operational control. The transaction represents a consolidation in the Blue Cross Blue Shield system affecting one of Arkansas's major Medicaid health plans.

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