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Vanderbilt University Medical Center will stop accepting Blue Cross’ Medicare Advantage plan

Catherine Sweeney

September 24, 2024

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University Medical Center reached an agreement this summer to make sure patients could continue paying in-network prices. But that deal didn’t include members using Medicare Advantage. Those patients will lose in-network status at the end of the year.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, hospital-insurer negotiations, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Advantage plans, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

After impasse, major Tennessee hospital and insurer strike deal to remain in network

Catherine Sweeney

July 20, 2024

A photo of Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a massive health care system in Middle Tennessee, will stay “in network” with the state’s largest insurer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, health insurance, provider rates, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Obamacare Reversal Lets Blue Cross Decide Whether 66K Policies Continue

Blake Farmer

November 15, 2013

It will be left to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee to decide on extending 66,000 policies that were set to expire.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Julie McPeak, Obamacare

Blue Cross Notifies 66,000 Tennesseans: You’ll Need To Find A New Insurance Plan

Blake Farmer

November 6, 2013

Tennessee’s largest insurance company has notified some 66,000 policyholders that their health plans don’t meet minimum standards under the Affordable Care Act. They’re being redirected to plans on the federal health insurance marketplace.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, exchange, insurance marketplace, Obamacare

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