Patients evaded potentially having to pay out-of-network rates to access Cottage Health providers and facilities. The new contract will allow Anthem Blue Cross patients to receive treatment at Cottage Health at in-network rates through 2020.
The contract arose out of months of negotiating. Talks have been ongoing since August.
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