Northeast Georgia Health System has sent letters to 40,000 patients, warning them that its contract with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield may end Sept. 30 without a new agreement.
The Gainesville-based system said that Anthem is seeking “drastic cuts’’ in payments for medical services.
Anthem is making decisions on local networks from its Indianapolis headquarters, and Georgia officials with the company “now have little say’’ on key matters, said the May 30 letter, signed by Steve McNeilly, a vice president of the Northeast Georgia system.
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