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Salem Health cancels patient appointments after Regence split
Sub: Patients with Regence insurance are being met with conflicting answers and told they can’t pay out of pocket for medical care with Salem Health providers as contention between the two health care entities continues.
Salem Health ends negotiations with Regence, leaving thousands out-of-network at city’s only hospital
On Wednesday, Salem Health announced that it would no longer negotiate with Regence, and asked patients to either switch insurance or seek medical care somewhere else to avoid costly out-of-network medical bills.
Salem Health, Regence continue negotiations after patients lose in-network coverage
Salem patients insured through Regence say the end of in-network care at the city’s only hospital has put them in a bind.
Thousands of Regence members to lose in-network care at Salem Health, insurer says
After months of stalled negotiations, insurance company Regence BlueCross BlueShield announced that effective Jan. 1, Salem Health providers and facilities will be out-of-network after a failure to reach a contract.