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East End Hospitals Strike Deal With Blue Cross
After coverage contract expires March 31, the hospital network and insurers come to terms.
The East End Health Alliance on Friday struck a contact extension deal with Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, ending a brief period in which the three hospitals in the alliance stopped accepting the popular insurance, according to an update posted online.
"A tentative settlement was reached today bringing the three Alliance hospitals back in network with Empire Blue Cross as of Sat, April 6, 2013," the alliance, which includes Eastern Long Island Hospital, Peconic Bay Medical Center and Southampton Hospital, posted on its website.
The insurers contract with the alliance had expired on March 31, after early negotiations failed, the insurer said.
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