Hundreds of thousands of Georgians are now out of network with Piedmont doctors and hospitals after Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare failed to reach a new contract agreement over the weekend.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is the state’s largest health insurer and covers more than half a million state employees and their family members, according to Gov. Nathan Deal, including Logan Garrett and her family. Garrett and her husband teach at the University of Georgia and are covered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia.
She said the contract dispute between the insurance company and Piedmont has been unsettling for her and her family, and they’re trying to figure out what to do next.
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