JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney released a statement Thursday, saying UMMC and Blue Cross Blue Shield have yet to reach an agreement on reimbursement costs.
At the time, UMMC said certain patients with “a specific ongoing medical condition or conditions based on federally determined qualifying criteria” would be covered until July 1.
Since then, Chaney said his office has helped mediate issues between Blue Cross and UMMC, but no agreement had been reached.
Tens of thousands of patients covered by Blue Cross are impacted.
Chaney’s statement is below.
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