Premera Blue Cross and Providence St. Joseph Health are officially staying in business together, but on a smaller scale.
In July, negotiations between the health insurer and hospital system ended without a signed contract. That meant more than 500,000 patients at Providence, Swedish Health Services, Pacific Medical Centers and Kadlec Health Services would have had to seek treatment elsewhere to be covered by their insurance in 2017.
The two companies went back to the bargaining table and now have…
Premera Blue Cross and Providence St. Joseph Health are officially staying in business together, but on a smaller scale.
In July, negotiations between the health insurer and hospital system ended without a signed contract. That meant more than 500,000 patients at Providence, Swedish Health Services, Pacific Medical Centers and Kadlec Health Services would have had to seek treatment elsewhere to be covered by their insurance in 2017.
The two companies went back to the bargaining table and now have…