Jan 08, 2019
A recent news release announced that Anthem and Sutter will continue negotiations past their 12/31/2018 contract end date. Negotiations appear to be leaning toward a renewal as Anthem announced that Sutter will continue to see Anthem members, and they are not issuing termination letters to impacted members. This signals an interest to renew their contract.
Anthem states: Although the termination date for the Sutter and Anthem agreement for commercial business is December 31, 2018, the agreement allows Sutter providers to remain available to members while negotiations continue past this date. You may have heard from Sutter that Anthem is sending letters on January 1, 2019, to HMO members with Sutter doctors to notify them that they will be reassigned if an agreement is not reached. Anthem is not issuing letters on January 1, 2019, to HMO members. We will continue to keep a pulse on this development and provide updates.
Please contact your dedicated LISI Regional Sales Manager with any questions.
