A contract dispute between two prominent Capital Region health organizations could disrupt care for more than 100,000 patients.
St. Peter’s Health Partners and the Capital District Physician Health Plan have been in negotiations for months and remain deadlocked on a new deal to replace the current one, which expires on December 31.
No immediate changes to health coverage are expected until the end of February, when a 60-day state-mandated “cooling-off period” expires*. The period is intended to allow patients to receive undisrupted care. However, patients should monitor carefully and make contingency plans.
Both CDPHP and SPHP have created microsites for members.
Source: Spotlight News
* The New York mandated cooling-off period only applies to hospitals. However, St. Peter’s is announcing that services will be treated as in-network through February 28 without mentioning hospitals only. If you are unclear about your coverage, call ahead before receiving any care on or after January 1.