The Sisters of St. Francis Health Services, Inc. (SSFHS) late last night announced it has agreed to postpone its contract termination with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana until Friday, Nov. 7.
After a weekend of intense discussions, both organizations reported that “significant progress in negotiations had been made and both SSFHS and Anthem are confident that a long-term contract extension will be completed in the next few days.”
The contract was scheduled to terminate midnight, Sunday, Nov. 2.
Both parties indicated optimism that final details of a long-term contract extension would be finalized by Nov. 7.
