Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health Have Signed a New Multi-Year Agreement

  Blue Shield is pleased to announce that Blue Shield of California and Stanford Health have signed a new multi-year agreement June 1, 2018 for Stanford Medical Center and its physicians and Affinity Medical Group, which had a potential termination date of July 1, 2018.  This means that Stanford Medical Center and its physicians are again part of Blue Shield’s statewide network with no lapse as an in-network provider for contracted networks. Blue Shield Communications:

• Letters to commercial HMO/POS members assigned to an Affinity Medical Group PCP were sent on June 4, 2018 to let them know they can keep their Affinity PCP.

• Letters to members who have used Stanford Medical Center in the most recent 12-month period were sent on June 4, 2018 to notify members they can again use this facility at in-network rates.

• A broker alert was sent, June 4, 2018 to Blue Shield’s list of affected brokers.

• An employer notification was sent via email to employers with affected members on June 5, 2018.

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