Our perspective
Dr. Lowder concerned that patients will be unable to access care
Mar 26, 2024 • As a provider and health care advocate in this community, what are your concerns about the ongoing negotiations between Legacy Health and Regence? I worry for my patients. I worry that they are going to be forced to find health care at other locations because they will not be able to access care through Legacy. I have been in the community for almost 20 years and have built long-term, meaningful relationships with my patients. I hear many of my patient’s concerns about being forced to “start over” with a new provider who does not have the perspective of history with them. I hear the stress and fear in their statements as they talk about this possible situation. Unfortunately, in this area there is a shortage of providers, both primary care providers and specialists. I worry that my patients are not going to be able to find alternative care in a reasonable time frame, which will have a negative impact on their conditions and overall health.
Dr. Donovan worries about the uncertainty her patients face
Mar 25, 2024 • As a provider and health care advocate in this community, what are your concerns about the ongoing negotiations between Legacy Health and Regence? I am so concerned about how this is going to impact my patients. Many of my patients have breast cancer and adding the stress of this uncertainty associated with this dispute is one more thing they can’t handle.
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Our No. 1 Concern: Maintaining your access to essential care
Mar 22, 2024 • Access to quality healthcare close to home is essential for all of us, and it can be critical for patients with specific health needs who must continue seeing the doctors, nurses and medical assistants who know and understand their needs.
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Dr. Selva worries about care gaps for her patients
Mar 14, 2024 • As a provider and health care advocate in this community, what are your concerns about the ongoing negotiations between Legacy Health and Regence? The families that we care for will be left stranded to find care for their children. In many of our pediatric subspecialties, wait times are very long. We see these patients between two and four times per year. If they are dropped and can’t see their specialty care provider for their scheduled visit, it may be months before that child will be seen as the wait list for transfer of care is often over six months at other locations.
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Dr. Kashey interview on the impact for patients
Mar 13, 2024 • As a provider and health care advocate in this community, what are your concerns about the ongoing negotiations between Legacy Health and Regence? I worry about access for patients. If Regence decides to drop Legacy from its network, there are so many patients that will have to find new primary care providers, and even without this change, it can take many months for a patient to get an appointment with a new primary care provider. I work in a rural community, and patients have very few options already. Limiting these even further would be untenable.
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Legacy stands ready to protect patients' access to health care
Mar 12, 2024 • Regence BlueCross BlueShield announced they have effectively ended talks with us to find a solution that protects patients’ access to high-quality health care at Legacy Health. We remain committed to continuing our negotiations with Regence until we find a solution that ensures fair, equitable reimbursement for Legacy and protects patients access to needed health care at our clinics and hospitals.
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Legacy sets the record straight on Regence's misinformation
Mar 4, 2024 • Merrin Permut, Vice President & Chief Population Health Officer, corrects misinformation contained in recent Regence messages.
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Update on Regence negotiations - video
Feb 29, 2024 • Merrin Permut, Legacy Health's Chief Population Health Officer, and Bronwyn Houston, President of Legacy Randall Children's Hospital, share an update on the contract negotiations with Regence BlueCross BlueShield.
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