[StBernard] Our Lady of the Lake Hospitals & Blue Cross

[Westley Annis]

According to Baton Rouge News, Our Lady of the Lake says they are still
hopeful to reach an agreement.  IN the meantime, Ochsner is getting ready
for more patients as they have reached an agreement with Blue Cross

KS


> -----------------------------------------------------

> I was doing some checking on my mom's medicare supplement with Blue Cross

> and this was on their site:

> 

> Because it could not get the double-digit pay increase it requested, the

> Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, or FMOL, has not

renewed

> its contracts with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and HMO

> Louisiana, Inc. 

> 

> * Blue Cross and HMO Louisiana customers cannot count FMOL hospitals

> as part of their provider networks effective Feb. 1, 2008. 

> 

> * Some of the physicians affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional

> Medical Center (OLOL) are included in this contract expiration, effective

> Feb. 1, 2008.

> 

> * See list of FMOL hospitals and OLOL physicians

> <http://bcbsla.com/web/reddotcm/html/461_463.asp> 

> 

> webaddress:

> 

> http://bcbsla.com/web/reddotcm/html/461.asp

> 

> I'm sure OLOL will have a different explanation for this but this info

needs

> to be taken into consideration by our newly appointed hospital board.

> 

> Jim