Health Negotiations - Part 2

In late May, we noted on this blog that UC Health and Blue Shield were in seemingly-stalled negotiations for the period beginning July 9.* We also noted that UC folks under the university's various health plans for actives and retirees are under Blue Cross, not Shield. And finally, we noted that deals in negotiations are often struck close to deadlines.

So, for those interested in a follow up, we can now report that as the July 9 deadline approached, the parties moved it to August 9. From the San Francisco Chronicle: 

...Late last week, San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu and Supervisor Matt Dorsey waded into the matter, urging Blue Shield to finalize an agreement with UC Health so that the roughly 5,000 city employees and retirees who go to UCSF for medical care will not lose access to critical medical services. Last year, UC Health and Anthem Blue Cross, another major insurer in California, similarly had a dispute over contract terms that lasted months. The two sides eventually reached a new contract... Both UC Health and Blue Shield said Monday that they hope to reach a new agreement and avoid interruptions for their patients and members.

Full story at https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/ucsf-blue-shield-extend-contract-deadline-20401688.php.

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2025/05/health-negotiations.html.