GEORGIA — A day after Gov. Nathan Deal announced a “handshake agreement” from both Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Piedmont Healthcare in an ongoing contract dispute, there still is no signed final contract between the two sides.
That leaves close to 600,000 people, mostly state employees, with doctors who could be out-of-network.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Piedmont Healthcare have been in negotiations for months, but their contract lapsed April 1, prompting the governor to step in to try and get both sides to reach an agreement.
After a Monday meeting between him and the CEO’s of both companies failed to reach that agreement, Deal threatened “executive action” if the two sides couldn’t come together.
Wednesday, he tweeted that he finally had a “handshake agreement” from both Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Piedmont Healthcare, providing hope for many state employees and their families.
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