Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University Medical Center Reach Agreement

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, which includes Tullahoma’s Harton hospital, reached an agreement this summer to make sure patients could continue paying in-network prices. But that deal didn’t include members using Medicare Advantage. Those patients will lose in-network status at the end of the year. Blue Cross Blue Shield and VUMC issued statements, saying the decision to go out-of-network for Medicare Advantage members was mutual. It’s unclear how many patients will be affected.