ALBANY — The Albany health insurer CDPHP has signed a new health coverage agreement with St. Peter’s Health Partners, allowing its members access to its doctors and medical practices without interruption.
The previous deal had expired Dec. 31, although CDPHP had informed members in advance that it was not unusual for negotiations to go past the deadline without a lapse of coverage, as was the case here.
Local hospital systems and health insurers across the region have been in frequent contract disputes amid soaring health care costs and uncertainty over government support for health care and entitlement programs…