There’s a big difference between what high cost and low cost hospitals are paid in Massachusetts even though the quality of care, according to several reports, is often the same. An ultrasound might cost $2500 at one hospital, for example, and $1000 at... »
CommonHealth reports that contract renewal talks between Tufts Medical Center and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts have broken down. This "could leave at least 88,000 patients in search of a new primary care doctor, reports WBUR’s Martha Bebing... »
Negotiations have broken down over rate increases for Tufts. Blue Cross says those increases would amount to double-digits for the medical center. »
By: Kathryn Olson Tufts Medical Center and health insurance provider Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts are back at the negotiating table after a tense month of contract negotiations. If negotiations fail, Blue Cross customers would have to find n... »
