Anthem

The current contract expires at the end of September, but Anthem said it will be extended through the end of the year if the two organizations are still negotiating.

The agreement, announced Wednesday night, means that Maine Medical Center will no longer withdraw from Anthem's network next year. While health care advocates are pleased that patients won't see disruptions in care, they are raising some concerns about the deal.

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine and Scarborough-based Coastal Women's Healthcare announced Tuesday that they've reached an agreement on a contract.

Two other southern Maine health care providers, Fore River Urology and Maine Medical Center, announced this spring that they plan to terminate their contracts with Anthem because of payment disputes.

Fore River Urology, an independent medical practice in South Portland, says it will no longer be an in-network provider as of August 1 for patients with commercial Anthem plans and as of September 1 for patients with Anthem Medicare Advantage coverage.

Committee members are trying to decide what actions to take in their role of providing oversight of both the state employees' health plan and the Maine's Bureau of Insurance, which is conducting a review of Anthem.

On Wednesday, MaineHealth announced that it will pull Maine Medical Center out of Anthem's network next year due to payment issues. But the problems that are creating a fracture in the relationship between MaineHealth and Anthem are being experienced elsewhere in the health care system.

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