Cleveland Clinic’s Ohio hospitals and doctors will no longer be in network for certain Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield members starting January 1, 2027, if the two sides do not reach a new contract. The warning covers Anthem’s Medicare Advantage plans and its employer-sponsored plans.
Nothing has changed yet. On its accepted-insurance page, Cleveland Clinic says “right now, nothing changes,” that patients can keep their appointments, and that its goal is an agreement that keeps it in network. The same page lists Anthem Medicare Preferred, Medicare Select and Senior Advantage as accepted through 12/31/2026 only.
Who would lose Cleveland Clinic if talks fail?
The notice names two groups. One is people covered through an employer-sponsored Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan. The other is people in an Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medicare Advantage plan, the private plans that stand in for Original Medicare…