Thousands of patients may have to switch to new health care providers, due to a contract dispute between St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.
St. Joseph Hospital and Anthem, the state’s largest insurer, are at odds over how much the hospital should be paid for its services. St. Joseph also alleges Anthem is regularly denying claims that should be covered, echoing complaints other hospitals have made about the company in recent years.
Despite negotiating for more than a year, St. Joseph and Anthem failed to reach an agreement by Jan. 1 – meaning the hospital is no longer in-network. The hospital said this could affect about 7,000 patients who rely on Anthem for coverage…