BLUE CROSS, HCA REACH AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES.Byline: Cecilia Chan Staff Writer Beginning Monday, Blue Cross subscribers can again receive treatment at West Hills Medical Center and Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
HCA HCA, n.pr See acid, hydroxycitric. Inc. and Blue Cross of California reached an agreement in principle late Tuesday over reimbursement Reimbursement Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred. rates with HCA's three Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, facilities, officials said. A four-year contract expired Oct. 1, forcing most patients to seek care elsewhere or pay out of pocket. ``We will not disclose the terms of the agreement,'' HCA spokeswoman Leslie Kelsay said Wednesday. ``There is still quite a bit of fine-tuning to be worked out between now and the effective date. ``Clearly we would not have accepted the agreement in principle if it did not closely meet our requirements.'' Blue Cross spokesman Michael Chee did not return calls seeking comment. Ken Ferber, a spokesman for WellPoint, the parent company of Blue Cross, declined to comment on the agreement. Both sides were at a standoff stand·off n. 1. A tie or draw, as in a contest. 2. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other. 3. A standoff insulator. adj. Standoffish. in contract talks that began in May over the length of the contract and the reimbursement rates. Talks resumed Tuesday morning and concluded after 9 p.m. ``The issue is, both parties have come to the table to restore access to these facilities for Blue Cross subscribers,'' Kelsay said. Some 300,000 patients at Los Robles in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , West Hills and Riverside Community Hospital carry Blue Cross coverage. ``I think there have been some individual patients who have had to go to other facilities,'' Kelsay said. ``There has been some disruption for some individual patients who had to schedule procedures at other facilities.'' Kelsay said last week's figures showed a 50 percent ``decline in volume'' of Blue Cross patients at the three hospitals. |
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