BlueCross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Erlanger create partnership
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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics
In business news, Tennessee's biggest health insurer and Chattanooga's biggest hospital are joining in a five-year network agreement. Officials hope the partnership between BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Erlanger will lead to better and less costly health care. The unique network agreement, which begins July 1st, is longer and more involved than most insurance and hospital payment arrangements, and it's designed to boost the number of paying patients at Erlanger while limiting the costs of care for BlueCross and its members. The alliance will make Erlanger the exclusive local hospital for many of the 25,000 Chattanooga residents who sign up for one of the new health exchanges under Obamacare.
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