Bon Secours, Optima Health reach agreement Bon Secours and Optima Health break standstill, reach contract agreement
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Negotiations over a new contract stalled this month with Optima saying that the health system was raising its prices to an unreasonable level while Bon Secours said the rising cost of treating patients necessitated those rate increases.
The two parties had until
Bon Secours said in a statement that it advocated for fair market rates that could ensure its patients can get access to quality care.
"At Bon Secours, our goal is to have long-term agreements with all major payors, including
Asked whether the new agreement could affect medical costs at the hospital, a Bon Secours spokesperson said the hospital system encourages patients to call the number on their health insurance ID card to understand the details of their coverage.
A spokesperson for Optima replied to a media request saying that the company was unable to comment on the terms of the new contract.
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<a href="https://richmond.com/news/virginia/cost-of-most-individual-market-plans-in-virginia-set-to-jump-by-double-digit-percentages/article_22e70995-f1fd-5773-8906-5d0c60d35441.html" target="_blank">About two-thirds of those patients that would have been affected are Medicaid recipients.</a> Those patients would had to use other hospitals had an agreement not been reached.
The contract with Optima has been in place since 2004 and was last amended two years ago.
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