After missing a July 5 deadline to finalize a contract, Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota struck a deal July 7, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.
Here's what you should know:
1. The payer and health organization agreed on a three-year deal to restore in-network access to the pediatric hospital.
2. Before the deal was struck, Children's patients could've been forced to pay out-of-network rates, potentially totaling several thousands of dollars per patient.
3. Minnesota's Attorney General Lori Swanson helped mediate the deal.
4. Contract specifics were not revealed.