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Washington County approves Blue Cross agreement to speed EMS reimbursements
Summary
Washington County Commissioners Court on April 1 approved an ancillary provider agreement with Health Care Service Corporation (the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan) designed to streamline reimbursements to the county’s emergency medical services.
Washington County Commissioners Court on April 1 approved an ancillary provider agreement with Health Care Service Corporation (the Blue Cross Blue Shield plan) designed to streamline reimbursements to the county’s emergency medical services.
County officials said the agreement creates contracted payment rates that would avoid lengthy information-dispute-resolution (IDR) delays under federal law and speed money to the county’s books. Justin (county staff presenter) summarized the proposal as “basically a contract between us and Blue Cross Blue Shield… and, hopefully streamlining that payment process.”
The contract includes…
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