Four details:
1. Effective through 2022, the new contracts apply to Blue Cross’ HMO, PPO and Medi-Cal plans.
2. Blue Cross and Sutter began negotiating new contracts last fall.
3. Blue Cross ended its Medi-Cal contracts Feb. 1, affecting about 12,000 patients. The organizations continued negotiations about Blue Cross’ HMO and PPO plans.
4. Sutter Health and Blue Cross both declined to provide statements on the negotiations to SBJ.
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