The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) and Blue Cross & Blue Shield have reached an agreement after almost nine months without a valid contract.
Starting December 15, all UMMC facilities, physicians, and other individual professional providers are fully participating Network Providers for all Blue Cross commercial health plans. The Federal Employee Plan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans from other states will also be included in the agreement.
UMMC and Blue Cross have been in a long-standing disagreement between reimbursement rates, with the contract’s expiration taking effect at the end of March earlier this year. Prior to the contract’s expiration, UMMC was asking for an overall increased reimbursement rate of 30% from Blue Cross with increased rates of up to 50% for inpatient, outpatient, and professional rates.
No additional details regarding the contract’s terms have been released at this time.
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