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PR26-0367 • 2025

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. Health Benefits Contract Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. Health Benefits Contract Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025

Healthcare
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
at the request of the Mayor
Last action
2025-11-21
Official status
Approved
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Health Benefits Contract Approval

The District of Columbia Council approved a multi-year contract with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield for health benefits services.

What This Bill Does

  • Approves a five-year contract between the District of Columbia and Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc., and CareFirst Advantage PPO, Inc.
  • Sets an estimated maximum cost of $769 million for the base term of the contract.
  • Requires the Council to send a copy of this resolution to the Mayor after adoption.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The District of Columbia government
  • Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc., and CareFirst Advantage PPO, Inc.

Terms To Know

Home Rule Act
A law that gives the local government in Washington D.C. more control over its own affairs.
Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010
An act that sets rules for how the District of Columbia buys goods and services from companies.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact details of health benefits provided under this contract are not specified in the resolution.
  • This emergency approval is valid until further action by the Council or Legislature.

Bill History

  1. 2025-11-21 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Resolution R26-0237, Effective from Nov 04, 2025 Published in DC Register Vol 72 and Page 012927

  2. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee on Executive Administration and Labor

  3. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Legislative Meeting

  4. 2025-11-04 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    Approved with Resolution Number R26-0237

  5. 2025-10-27 Council of the District of Columbia LIMS

    PR26-0367 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

Official Summary Text

Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. Health Benefits Contract Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025

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ENROLLED ORIGINAL

1

A RESOLUTION

26-237

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

November 4, 2025

To approve, on an emergency basis, multiyear Contract No. CW130184 with Group
Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc. d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield,
CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc., and CareFirst Advantage PPO, Inc.

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That
this resolution may be cited as the “Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.
d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. Health Benefits
Contract Emergency Approval Resolution of 2025”.

Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 451(c)(3) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act,
approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; Pub. L. 93-198; D.C. Official Code § 1-
204.51(c)(3)), and section 202 of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010,
effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. Official Code § 2-352.02), the Council
approves multiyear Contract No. CW130184 with Group Hospitalization and Medical
Services, Inc. d/b/a CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield; CareFirst BlueChoice, Inc. and
CareFirst Advantage PPO, Inc. in the estimated not-to-exceed amount of
$769,361,993.67 for the 5 year base term of the contract.

Sec. 3. Transmittal.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the
Mayor.

Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as
the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures
Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-
301.47a).

Sec. 5. Effective date.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.