Lovelace Health System, one of the Albuquerque metro’s three major hospital and health care networks, may soon be designated as an out-of-network provider for one New Mexico’s largest health insurers. Unless an agreement is reached, the current contract expires on May 31.
The following BCBSNM plans would be affected:
- ParPlan
- PPO
- POS
- HMO
- Blue Advantage HMO
- Blue Preferred
- Blue Community HMO
- Blue Cross Medicare Advantage (PPO)
- Blue Cross Medicare Advantage (HMO)
- Turquoise Care
Lovelace is one of the three major hospital systems in the Albuquerque metro, alongside Presbyterian and UNM Health. Many BCBSNM plans consider Presbyterian to be out-of-network for metro area residents. Losing Lovelace would leave UNM Health as the only hospital system in the metro area within network.
Sources: KOB, KRQE via Yahoo!News