Contract issues between Portneuf Medical Center and Regence BlueShield of Idaho could cost 5,700 patients their health care

Contract issues between Portneuf Medical Center and Regence BlueShield of Idaho could cost 5,700 patients their health care

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)– Several thousand southeast Idaho residents could lose in-network access to Portneuf Medical Center, along with their affiliates —Pocatello Health Services, PHS Ambulatory Services, and Portneuf Ambulatory Surgical Center — this June as contract negotiations with Regence BlueShield of Idaho fail to produce an agreement. The dispute centers on a disagreement over costs. Portneuf Medical Center is operated by Ardent Health,…