The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic extend network contracts through December 23, 2022

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 12/19/2022 03:32 PM PST

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The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic extend network contracts through December 23, 2022

Contracts between Regence BlueShield and The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic were set to expire on December 19, 2022. Late on December 18, the contracts were extended through December 23, 2022. Under the extension, any services received on or after December 24, 2022, will be paid by the plan at the out-of-network rate. HCA understands the parties are still negotiating to reach a long-term agreement.

For more information about the network status, including other network care options, see our updated announcement. We will continue to update this announcement as negotiations continue.

If employees have questions, please direct them to the announcement. They may also contact UMP Customer Service at 1 (888) 849-3681 (TRS: 711).

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The Everett Clinic and The Polyclinic extend network contracts through December 23, 2022