HealthAlliance, Empire strike tentative deal after more than year-long dispute

Kingston, N.Y.-based HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley and New York City-based Empire BlueCross BlueShield tentatively resolved an dispute ongoing since May 2016, according to a Daily Freeman report.

Under the potential deal, which resulted from a mediation process, Empire BlueCross BlueShield policyholders would gain in-network access to inpatient services at HealthAlliance's two Kingston hospitals.

Details of the multiyear deal will be determined during the next two weeks, the report states.

A previous contract between HealthAlliance and Empire expired May 31, 2016, after unsuccessful negotiations. Empire maintained in-network coverage for patients receiving emergency care at HealthAlliance's Kingston hospitals throughout the dispute. 

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