MultiCare, Premera reach deal to keep coverage for over 100K WA patients
MultiCare, which operates more than a dozen hospitals in Washington, has agreed to keep charging Premera Blue Cross insurance customers in-network rates after months of negotiations that threatened their coverage. The hospital system and insurer are still hashing out the details, Bill Akers, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Premera, said Tuesday. Both […]
Also reported by Washington State Standard
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Blue Cross — competitive / operational strategy. Via Washington State Standard.
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Washington State Standard reports on competitive / operational strategy involving Blue Cross: MultiCare, which operates more than a dozen hospitals in Washington, has agreed to keep charging Premera Blue Cross insurance customers in-network rates after months of negotiations that threatened their coverage. The ho…
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