People who bought plans during the open enrollment last fall did not know that the insurer’s contract with WellStar Health System hospitals was set to expire at the end of February. Now they want to be able to buy new plans.
Late last year, during Open Enrollment for 2019 insurance plans, the online information for consumers showed WellStar Health System hospitals and doctors as part of Anthem’s Pathway health plan. But enrollees say they didn’t realize during the sign-up period that the Anthem-WellStar contract for that plan was scheduled to end in February. That contract termination – and the ensuing furor over patients having to switch doctors and hospitals — led to recent litigation against Anthem, based in Indianapolis.
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