East Jefferson General Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana in Stalemate with Deadline Nearing

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East Jefferson General Hospital and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana have not come to an agreement on their contract, and the hospital is set to leave the insurance company's network after their current deal expires Sunday.

"I think there is very little chance we will resolve this before we go out of network," East Jefferson CEO Dr. Mark Peters said. "People have assumed that this would get resolved. The reality is that's not likely."

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East Jefferson General Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana in Stalemate with Deadline Nearing

Severing ties would affect 19,000 member-patients who are treated at the hospital each year and 140 doctors wh...

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