Availity incident

Multiple Payers - CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD, CAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE, CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD, 45282, RIVERSIDE HEALTH MARYLAND - Multiple Transactions - We have been notified by the payer CareFirst of a system issue which is affecting...

Availity experienced a notice incident on October 7, 2026 affecting CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD and CAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE and 1 more component, lasting 7h 51m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started: Oct 07, 2026, 01:53 PM UTC
Resolved: Oct 07, 2026, 09:45 PM UTC
Duration: 7h 51m
Detected by Pingoru: Oct 07, 2026, 01:53 PM UTC

Affected components

CAREFIRST BLUECROSS BLUESHIELDCAREFIRST MEDICARE ADVANTAGE45282RIVERSIDE HEALTH MARYLAND

Update timeline

identified Oct 07, 2026, 01:53 PM UTC

We are seeing Eligibility and Benefits Inquiry and Claim Status Inquiry transactions failing with AAA*42/timeout errors.
resolved Oct 07, 2026, 09:45 PM UTC

This incident has been resolved.