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    The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has selected Blue Shield of California as its sole preferred provider organization, replacing Anthem Blue Cross after two decades, Fierce Healthcare reports. Starting in 2025, 400,000 PPO plan members will transition to Blue Shield, joining 176,000 members already in other Blue Shield plans.

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