The agreement covers plan holders in Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin. Anthem also teamed up with another provider, Air Evac Lifeteam, for customers in Missouri and Kentucky, in a deal that went into effect July 1.
A separate St. Louis Post-Dispatch report in June highlighted families were left with thousands of dollars in bills after a family member was airlifted to a hospital due to few in-network air ambulance providers.
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