Who's gonna win?
Hundreds of thousands of people have been told they will need to switch doctors soon due to a contract dispute between Sutter Health and Blue Shield of California.
Notices sent to customers warns that as of Jan. 1 the health insurer has canceled coverage for all hospitals and medical providers affiliated with Sutter Health.
The cancellation affects 140,573 HMO members, who will get letters later this month warning that they will be assigned a new primary physician as of April 1, 2015, according to Blue Shield spokesman Steve Shivinsky.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_27271037/dispute-threatens-coverage-blue-shield-sutter-health-customers
Sutter charges $2000 for an ultrasound that costs $150 in a comparable facility a couple of miles away.
I wish other insurers stood up to Sutter's BS.