MSK patients will remain in-network to continue receiving world-class cancer care
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New York and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced today that the organizations have reached a new multi-year agreement providing Anthem members with continued access to care at MSK hospital, outpatient care centers and physician offices across New York and the surrounding area. With the new contract, members covered by Anthem employer-based health plans will have uninterrupted in-network access to MSK doctors and facilities. MSK will also remain in-network for Anthem’s Medicaid and Essential Plan health plan members. Due to confidentiality agreements, the specific contractual details of the new arrangement are not being released.
“We’ve reached an agreement with Anthem that supports MSK’s ability to deliver the best possible cancer outcomes for our patients and allows 22,000 active patients to continue receiving uninterrupted care at MSK,” said Selwyn M. Vickers, MD, FACS, President & CEO of MSK. “This agreement reflects MSK’s unwavering commitment to delivering the best outcomes in the nation for cancer care.”
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