From the Sacramento Bee: The University of California Health system is approaching the deadline to reach a contract with Blue Shield of California, to keep care in-network for a large group of patients, including many state workers. Some patients received notices that their UC providers may go out-of-network, should the health system and insurer fail to reach a deal. Both parties said they are continuing to negotiate, and want to reach a new agreement before the current contract expires on June 30...
As stressful as such situations are for patients, experts say they may be more common now, because there are economic pressures on both hospitals and insurers to drive a hard bargain...
Blue Shield of California said it will continue to negotiate with the UC Health system. The insurer said it wants to reach a deal that keeps UC Health providers in-network at reasonable, sustainable prices...
Full story at https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article307095801.html.
As the story suggests, it is not unusual for such negotiations to come down to the wire before resolution. And a reminder that UC's own health plans include Anthem Blue Cross, not Blue Shield.
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