Rhode Island health insurance officials say that while contract disputes between insurers and health care providers aren’t uncommon, they usually end with an agreement.
The standoff over rate increases between Southcoast Health System and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts raises a natural question: Could it happen here? Steve DeToy, director of government and public affairs at the Rhode Island Medical Society, recalled a near miss in recent years between a major insurer and hospital he declined to name.…
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