Academic Health Centers Excluded from Marketplace Health Plan Networks (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Academic health centers such as BJC HealthCare and Saint Louis University Hospital are excluded from the provider networks in most Marketplace health plans being offered in the St. Louis area during this year’s open enrollment. Academic health centers in other cities are facing similar exclusions. An Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield spokesperson says research shows consumers are impartial about network choices to hold down costs. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 14, 2014) Read the full article.