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Anthem Blue Cross claimed that Dignity Health “has become one of the more expensive health systems in California.”
“Anthem’s intent is to reach agreement on reasonable contractual language and reimbursement rates that will help protect affordability for consumers,” Anthem said in a statement. “We cannot, and will not, agree to excessive rate increases that will make care at Dignity even less affordable for those we serve.”
Anthem contended that Dignity’s rate is nearly 30% more expensive than other health systems in the state.
“If we were to give in to Dignity’s demands for excessive rate increases, it would result in higher out-of-pocket and premium costs for our members, it said. That’s something we just can’t do.”
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Dignity Health blood drives collect nearly 500 units of blood in total
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and last updated 2021-06-14 17:29:20-04
Dignity Health says its recent blood drives at local hospitals collected enough donations to save 1,485 lives.
Twelve blood drives were held at Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, French Hospital Medical Center, and Marian Regional Medical Center during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dignity Health says it made accommodations so that both employees and community members were able to donate in a safe environment during the pandemic. As a result, they reportedly collected a total of 495 units of blood.
Still, Vitalant, the organization that supplies donated blood to local hospitals, says it s facing a critical shortage of blood right now.