MultiCare, Premera Reach Deal to Keep Coverage for Over 100K WA Patients

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  MultiCare and Premera Blue Cross have reached a preliminary agreement“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 parties declined to provide further information about the preliminary agreement.”
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  The agreement is to maintain in-network rates for over 100,000 Washington 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.”
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  The agreement ends months of negotiations that threatened coverage disruptions“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.”
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  The deal prevents patients from facing out-of-network costsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Premera had previously notified about out-of-network costs for roughly 100,000 households“Earlier in the contract talks, Premera had to notify roughly 100,000 households that MultiCare services may result in out-of-network costs for patients.”
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  Over 16,000 of those households receive insurance through the School Employee Benefits Board (SEBB)“Over 16,000 get insurance through the School Employee Benefits Board , or SEBB, for example.”
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  Premera executive Bill Akers stated, 'We appreciate the patience of our members and customers'No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  MultiCare spokesperson Scott Thompson called it a 'longstanding partnership' they are pleased to continue“"We value our longstanding partnership with Premera and are pleased to continue providing high-quality, locally accessible care to the communities we serve," spokesperson Scott Thompson said in an email Tuesday.”
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  Both parties declined to provide further details on the contract terms“Both parties declined to provide further information about the preliminary agreement.”
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  Both parties will share more details once the contract is finalized“We'll share more when the contract is finalized and look forward to continuing our relationship with MultiCare and serving our communities together.”