We posted recently about a dispute between Anthem BlueCross (which administers UC's PPO health plans) and Dignity Health that threatened to interrupt certain services to some PPO participants. The Sacramento Bee now carries a story saying the contract dispute has been resolved:
Leaders of Anthem Blue Cross said Tuesday that they have reached an agreement with Dignity Health on a new contract, settling a disagreement that had severed relationships between thousands of Californians and their Dignity doctors.
The two health care companies were unable to come to an agreement over fee increases, and Dignity informed Anthem it was terminating the contract as of July 15. However, many customers said they did not receive letters notifying them of that split until days later.
John Pickett, regional vice president of provider solutions at Anthem Blue Cross, said the new agreement is retroactive to July 15, so Anthem members will not have to pay the higher out-of-network rates required when they see a provider that does not contract with the insurance carrier...
Full story at https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article253552414.html.
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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2021/08/no-dignity.html.
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