After contentious contract negotiations, the two organizations severed ties April 30 hours before the midnight deadline, resulting in a 90-day extension period that was scheduled to end July 29.
The new three-year contract will allow 59,000 BCBSOK members continued in-network access to services at all Saint Francis hospitals and facilities, according to a July 26 news release.
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