Sacred Heart and Florida Blue Agree on New Contract

[Teresa]

Whew! I know a lot of people were holding their breath after receiving letters from Sacred Heart and Florida Blue recently about negotiations not going well... received this today...

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[FONT=&quot]PENSACOLA, Fla. (June 24, 2015) – Sacred Heart Health System and Florida Blue have reached agreement on a new three-year contract that maintains Sacred Heart as a leading healthcare provider in Florida Blue insurance plans. [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]“We are pleased to announce we have reached agreement to renew a contract that provides Florida Blue members with continued access to our wide range of high-quality services for children and adults,” said Susan Davis, president and CEO of Sacred Heart Health System. “Our hospitals in Miramar Beach, Port St. Joe and Pensacola, including our Children’s Hospital, will continue to be a participating provider in the Florida Blue network.” [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]“The Northwest Florida community is a very important market for Florida Blue, and our new contract with Sacred Heart ensures we can continue to provide the members in the area with access to high quality and affordable health care,” said Kirk Fischer, vice president of Delivery System for Florida Blue. [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Sacred Heart continues as an in-network provider for the following Florida Blue plans: [/FONT]

• [FONT=&quot]BlueCare® HMO (Health Options Inc.)[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]BlueChoice® (Preferred Patient Care)[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]BlueOptions (Network Blue)[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]BlueSelect, Advantager65[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]BlueMedicare HMO[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]BlueMedicare PPO and[/FONT]
• [FONT=&quot]Traditional Indemnity plans. [/FONT]

 

[miznotebook]

Doesn't sound like Bay Medical is included...

 

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I called the number provided for questions and was told that Bay Medical is included too.