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MultiCare, Premera Blue Cross Secure Coverage for 100,000 Washington Patients
Washington‑state hospital system MultiCare and insurer Premera Blue Cross announced a preliminary agreement that will keep Premera members covered at in‑network rates. The deal comes after months of negotiations that threatened out‑of‑network costs for roughly 100,000 households, including about 16,000 insured through the School Employee Benefits Board.
Both parties said they will share more details once the contract is finalized. MultiCare operates 13 hospitals and numerous clinics, and the insurer reported that about 163,000 Premera‑covered individuals have filed claims in the system over the past two years. Bill Akers, Premera’s executive vice‑president of sales and marketing, and MultiCare spokesperson Scott Thompson issued statements praising the partnership and the patience of members.
Entities
Bill Akers · MultiCare Health System · Premera Blue Cross · Scott Thompson · Washington (state)
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 6 SOURCES] The agreement affects roughly 100,000 households or patients of Premera Blue Cross in Washington. www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Bill Akers is executive vice president of sales and marketing for Premera Blue Cross. www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] In the past two years, about 163,000 Premera‑covered individuals have filed claims within the MultiCare system. www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare have reached a preliminary agreement to keep Premera customers covered at in‑network rates. www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] MultiCare operates 13 hospitals and many primary‑care and urgent‑care clinics in Washington. www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Both MultiCare and Premera declined to provide further details about the preliminary agreement. www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] Scott Thompson is a spokesperson for MultiCare. www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] About 16,000 of the covered households are insured through the School Employee Benefits Board (SEBB). www.bellevuereporter.com · www.kirklandreporter.com · www.courierherald.com · www.mi-reporter.com · www.seattleweekly.com · +1 more