Blue Shield customers still in-network with Providence, for now

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Blue Shield customers still in-network with Providence, for now

Providence and Blue Shield California, currently embroiled in a contractual spat over how much the insurance company covers patient care, have until June 1 to ink a new deal before the old contract expires. Such disputes during contract negotiations are common, though typically the rows don’t spill this deeply into the public eye, said Cynthia Saunders, a former professor of health care administration at California State University, Long Beach a…