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Brown and Toland tells SFHSS board 34 primary-care doctors will leave its network; 1,500 members affected, plans say

San Francisco Health Service System Board · December 12, 2019
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Summary

Brown and Toland Medical Group told the San Francisco Health Service System board that about 34 primary-care physicians tied to Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation will exit the Brown and Toland network when contracts expire, affecting roughly 1,500 members; Blue Shield said members were notified during open enrollment and HSS and vendors will work on outreach and transitions.

Brown and Toland Medical Group representatives told the San Francisco Health Service System (HSS) board that contractual changes with Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation will remove about 34 primary-care physicians from the Brown and Toland network when existing contracts expire at year‑end.

"We have 34 PCPs that are terminating from the network," Brown and Toland representative Therese Crossett said, and the organization is pursuing reciprocity agreements for specialist access and an interim MOU to bridge members into the new year. Brown…

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