Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, one of several hospitals in the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, announced late Thursday that the impasse between FMOL and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana has been broken and both sides have agreed on terms of a new contract that will extend until April 30, 2012. Just days ago it appeared a new contract would not be reached, which would have knocked FMOL hospitals out of the Blue Cross network, leading to thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses for Blue Cross customers using FMOL services.
According to The Advocate, Mike Reitz, chief executive officer for Blue Cross, said in a conference call Thursday night that the 27-month contract is the same one it offered to FMOL on Jan. 8. However, neither side is disclosing terms of the deal.
“The agreed upon rate adjustment is enough to cover the cost of doing business and we are satisfied with the outcome,” said Lourdes Community Relations Director Elisabeth Arnold in a Thursday press release. “In the end, this is the reasonable contract that should have been resolved two months ago.” Contacted Friday, Arnold declined to offer specifics: “Substantial concessions have definitely been made by both sides,” Arnold tells the INDsider.
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 22, 2010 - 12:30 pm
**** EXCUSE MOI, """ WHY IN THE HELL WOULD BLUE CROSS CUSTOMERS, BE FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO RECEIVE MEDICAL CARE AT "OUR LADY OF LOURDES", WHEN THERE ARE MANY HOSPITALS IN THE AREA WHO HONOR BLUE CROSS INSURANCE FOR BLUE CROSS CUSTOMERS, MS. ARNOLD NEEDS TO ENGAGE HER BRAIN BEFORE SHE ENGAGES HER MOUTH, GET IN SYNC... I WAS IN LOURDES AS AN OUT PATIENT, 1/22/10, I WITNESSED THE TWO NURSES WHO WERE TAKING MY VITAL SIGNS RESPOND TO MY DOCTOR IN A VERY ILL-MANNER, I THINK LOURDES NEEDS TO KISS *BLUE CROSS SOUTH-END, AND BE GRATEFUL THAT BLUE CROSS CUSTOMERS WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK MED. CARE AT LOURDES. I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER OF BLUE CROSS FOR MORE YEARS THAN MS. ARNOLD HAS *AGED, AND I HAVE USED LOURDES AS MY HOSPITAL OF CHOICE FOR MORE YEARS THAN MS. ARNOLD HAS AGE. I CAN ONLY SAY, FOR ANY FUTURE MEDICAL CARE I RECEIVE, I WILL BE UTILIZING OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE AREA, RATHER THAN LOURDES HOSPITAL, WITH THEIR ILL=MANNERED NURSES. WHEN HAVE, PO DUNK NURSES, BEGIN TO IMAGINE THEMSELVES SENIOR TO THE DOCTORS, THAT THEY COULD BE SO DISRESPECTABLE AS IF THEY WOULD BE SPEAKING TO AN UNDERLING AIDE..... I CANNOT
... written by NORTHSIDIAN SHOTGUN , January 22, 2010 - 01:51 pm
CONT. ACCEPT BEING ADMITTED TO LOURDES EVER AGAIN, NOR WILL I ALLOW ANY FAMILY MEMBERS TO BE TREATED AT LOURDES. HELL SOME SMARTASS NURSE MAY THINK TO SLUR ME WITH HER INSOLENT MANNER AS THOSE TWO NURSE WITH THEIR DISPARAGING ATTITUDE..........
... written by Pretty in Pink , January 25, 2010 - 03:43 pm
Holy Cow, I am glad that's over.
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I WAS IN LOURDES AS AN OUT PATIENT, 1/22/10, I WITNESSED THE TWO NURSES WHO WERE TAKING MY VITAL SIGNS RESPOND TO MY DOCTOR IN A VERY
ILL-MANNER, I THINK LOURDES NEEDS TO KISS *BLUE CROSS SOUTH-END, AND BE GRATEFUL THAT BLUE CROSS CUSTOMERS WILL CONTINUE TO SEEK MED. CARE AT LOURDES. I HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER OF BLUE CROSS FOR MORE YEARS THAN MS. ARNOLD HAS *AGED, AND I HAVE USED LOURDES AS MY HOSPITAL OF CHOICE
FOR MORE YEARS THAN MS. ARNOLD HAS AGE.
I CAN ONLY SAY, FOR ANY FUTURE MEDICAL CARE I RECEIVE, I WILL BE UTILIZING OTHER HOSPITALS IN THE AREA, RATHER THAN LOURDES HOSPITAL,
WITH THEIR ILL=MANNERED NURSES.
WHEN HAVE, PO DUNK NURSES, BEGIN TO IMAGINE THEMSELVES SENIOR TO THE DOCTORS, THAT THEY COULD BE SO DISRESPECTABLE AS IF THEY WOULD BE SPEAKING TO AN UNDERLING AIDE.....
I CANNOT