Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare recently signed a new multi-year agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois that will include health coverage at two of Tenet's St. Louis-based hospitals — Des Peres Hospital and Saint Louis University Hospital, according to a Tenet (pdf) news release.
However, Tenet has yet to agree to a new contract with two Missouri health plans — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri and HealthLink, both of which are part of WellPoint, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
Tenet and WellPoint are continuing to negotiate new terms to keep the two St. Louis hospitals in-network. The two sides have been stuck on rate increases, as the insurers said Tenet wanted "substantial" rate increases. The hospitals have said the insurers have not provided any counter proposals.
However, Tenet has yet to agree to a new contract with two Missouri health plans — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri and HealthLink, both of which are part of WellPoint, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.
Tenet and WellPoint are continuing to negotiate new terms to keep the two St. Louis hospitals in-network. The two sides have been stuck on rate increases, as the insurers said Tenet wanted "substantial" rate increases. The hospitals have said the insurers have not provided any counter proposals.
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