"I feel like once you have cancer ... you live scan to scan," said teacher and mother of four Carrie Regan, who called the thought of losing care at MSK "crippling." Her experience as a cancer survivor heightens her anxiety over potential loss of access to MSK services, emphasizing the emotional toll ongoing contract negotiations place on patients.
MSK and the insurer are at loggerheads over the rate of reimbursement that Anthem would give the medical institution, with the hospital's CFO accusing Anthem of putting "profit ahead of patient care." This significant clash underscores the broader concerns about how financial negotiations jeopardize patient access to essential cancer treatments.
About 22,000 active patients could be affected by the potential impasse, according to MSK. The impending contract expiration raises alarms within the community, highlighting the critical nature of insurance arrangements in determining timely and affordable medical treatment.
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