Anthem launching AI-enabled virtual-first plans in 2 more states

Now, it’s making that plan available in several additional states beginning Jan. 1. Large group fully insured or self-funding employer clients in Connecticut and Virginia can select Anthem Link Virtual First plans, which harness the power of the insurer’s Sydney app to connect members with benefits details, cost transparency information and more around the clock.

Stephanie DuBois, a spokesperson for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut, told Fierce Healthcare in an email that the plans first became available to large group self-insured employers in California, Missouri and New...