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[Shaw Local] Blue Cross patients could lose coverage at Illinois Prime hospitals, healthcare firm says negotiations ongoing
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INA members this week said Prime Healthcare is placing profits over patient and worker welfare. In addition to service and staffing cuts, the INA also noted that patients may soon be paying higher costs, depending on which insurance carrier they have.
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In response, the INA said Prime Healthcare has made "it clear that they do not care about children and families in Illinois." "We find it shameful that the only hospital...
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