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OB-GYN provider ends contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona

8+ hour, 30+ min ago (255+ words) PHOENIX " An OB-GYN provider in Arizona announced Tuesday it was ending its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and dropping the insurer from its network. MomDoc, a health care provider with 17 locations across Arizona, said as of Dec. 1, it would no longer be contracted with BCBSA. The CEO of MomDoc said the organization could no longer "afford to subsidize underpaying commercial plans." "This decision follows over two years of attempting to engage in meaningful discussions with BCBSAZ to secure fair and sustainable reimbursement rates that reflect the rising costs of delivering quality healthcare," MomDoc wrote in a statement. MomDoc went on to describe the difficulty of being able to recruit and retain high-quality OB doctors to Arizona. Patients insured through BCBSA will continue to have access to their MomDoc medical records and assistance will be provided to transition…...

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