Little Colorado Medical Center (LCMC) reached a new contract agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield the day before a deadline that would have left the insurer’s regional patients out of network.
The agreement caps weeks of negotiations that came down to the wire. The hospital pushed for a three-year term rather than the standard five, giving LCMC an earlier opportunity to come back to the table and renegotiate pricing.
Patients should experience no disruptions in access to care.
Source: Painted Desert Tribune