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BCBS patients leave Mission after contract lapse

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Wednesday, November 08, 2017
BCBS patients leave Mission after contract lapse

It’s been a month since Mission Health’s contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina expired, leaving thousands of insured patients to pay out-of-network costs to see a Mission provider.

• Mission tightlipped about negotiations with BCBS
• Patient counts up at Harris, Swain
• Harris opens new emergency department
• New Franklin hospital could move out to U.S. 441
• Community forums scheduled

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