Tenet Reaches Insurance Agreement With Blue Cross of Illinois

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.

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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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