NCH, Florida Blue reach last-minute agreement on new contract

With negotiations going down to the wire, Naples Comprehensive Health and Florida Blue agreed on a new three-year contract late in the day Sept. 30 that will keep almost 40,000 of the insurance carrier’s members in network with the health care system.

Without a contract in place by Oct. 1, NCH would have been out of network for those covered by Florida Blue, resulting in higher out-of-pocket payments for those choosing to use NCH services, facilities and physicians.

Now, with a new contract in place, NCH—which among all other health care services and programs it provides is also the only birthing center in Collier County—will remain part of the Florida Blue network.

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