Memorial Healthcare System’s doctors, specialists and hospitals are no longer in the network for Florida Blue policyholders, the state’s largest health insurer.
As of Sept. 1, the contract between the two parties expires, although negotiations continue. For now, Memorial Healthcare has chosen not to make appointments for Florida Blue’s 31,000 affected policyholders, even those who agree to self-pay or pay out-of-network prices.
Broward Health, the public hospital system in northern Broward County, also remains locked in a contract dispute with Florida Blue. That contract expired on July 1, resulting in Broward Health’s hospital and doctors being considered out of network for more than 18,000 patients who are Florida Blue policyholders. Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System have the same CEO, Shane Strum…