FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno area patients are left with questions after a prominent hospital system and major health insurer parted ways earlier this month.
Healthcare giant Blue Shield of California and Community Health System terminated their contract on Feb. 1. Now, Community Health System facilities, including Fresno’s Community Regional Medical Center and Clovis Community Medical Hospital – known collectively as Community Medical Centers – are no longer considered in-network for patients insured by Blue Shield.
This affects specialty and emergency care for Blue Shield customers at these hospitals. It also affects primary and specialty care provided by a physician group known as Community Health Partners that is affiliated with the hospital system…