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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After months of negotiation with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS), Mercy has provided written notice to end its contracts with Anthem in the state of Missouri. These contracts include all commercial, Medicare Advantage, Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace, managed Medicaid plans (Healthy Blue) and HealthLink (which falls under the Anthem BCBS umbrella).
"Our focus remains on safeguarding our patients and ensuring they receive the low-cost, high-quality care they deserve with insurance coverage that provides the greatest amount of protection for their health," said Dave Thompson, Mercy's senior vice president of population health and president of contracted revenue. "We know this news will be concerning for hundreds of thousands of Mercy patients with Anthem BCBS. We will continue to negotiate in good faith with Anthem in hopes of avoiding any disruption to our patients at the end of the year – particularly those patients in need of prolonged, coordinated care. However, patients and employers considering which health plans to purchase for 2025 should consider whether Mercy, the largest health system in the state, will be in the plan they purchase."
Mercy hopes to remove much of the red tape that makes it increasingly difficult for patients to navigate Anthem's system and creates a burden and barrier for patients to receive care when it's medically necessary.
[EXTERNAL LINK] - Mercy Issues Notice to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
"Our focus remains on safeguarding our patients and ensuring they receive the low-cost, high-quality care they deserve with insurance coverage that provides the greatest amount of protection for their health," said Dave Thompson, Mercy's senior vice president of population health and president of contracted revenue. "We know this news will be concerning for hundreds of thousands of Mercy patients with Anthem BCBS. We will continue to negotiate in good faith with Anthem in hopes of avoiding any disruption to our patients at the end of the year – particularly those patients in need of prolonged, coordinated care. However, patients and employers considering which health plans to purchase for 2025 should consider whether Mercy, the largest health system in the state, will be in the plan they purchase."
Mercy hopes to remove much of the red tape that makes it increasingly difficult for patients to navigate Anthem's system and creates a burden and barrier for patients to receive care when it's medically necessary.
[EXTERNAL LINK] - Mercy Issues Notice to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
