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After more than two months of negotiations, Stanford Medicine and Blue Shield of California reached a new agreement, making Stanford Hospital, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Tri-Valley Hospital, Stanford Medicine Partners and Packard Children’s Health Alliance in-network for its HMO and PPO member recipients.
Blue Shield announced last Friday that the agreement went into effect on Sept. 1.
Blue Shield announced in July that Stanford Medicine would be dropped from its medical coverage following contract disagreements, and only patients with terminal illnesses, in need of surgery or using pregnancy and postpartum services would qualify for its Continuity of Care program, which allows patients to continue treatment throughout network disruptions.
But after the announcement, Stanford Health Care said it would continue to honor Blue Shield’s in-network expenses for all services throughout the negotiations, according to Lisa Kim, Stanford Medicine media representative.
Now, all coverage has been reinstated between the two groups following the new agreement.
Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health have a history of disagreements, having also terminated their contract in 2014.
“We look forward to continuing our longstanding collaboration for the benefit of our members and patients,” the two parties wrote in a joint statement.
Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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