Johns Hopkins, CareFirst reach agreement to keep doctors ‘in network’

Johns Hopkins Medicine will continue to accept CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield insurance, ending a stalemate that threatened to cut off coverage for thousands of patients from some of the region’s most-sought-after medical providers. Hopkins and CareFirst, the state’s dominant insurer, said in a statement Wednesday morning that they had reached a multiyear contract that will ensure patients will remain “in network” when they see a Hopkins doctor.