STILLWATER, Okla. — A new, three-year agreement between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) and Stillwater Medical was recently finalized keeping them in network through Dec. 31, 2026, for BCBSOK members. The contract keeps Stillwater Medical hospitals in Stillwater, Blackwell and Perry and the doctors and health care professionals employed by Stillwater Medical in BCBSOK networks as well.
“We are excited to reach this deal with Stillwater Medical,” said Stephania Grober, president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. “Ensuring our members have adequate coverage, especially in rural communities, while also receiving quality care is one of our top priorities. We look forward to continuing to build our relationship with Stillwater Medical, its facilities and providers.”
The new agreement will keep Stillwater Medical hospitals, doctors and health care professionals in these networks: Blue TraditionalSM and Blue Choice PPOSM.
Stillwater Medical will no longer be in network with Blue Preferred PPOSM beginning Jan. 1, 2024. If an employer group wants to access in-network care at Stillwater Medical facilities, they will need to utilize Blue Traditional or Blue Choice. Members can visit bcbsok.com or call the number on the back of their ID card to verify in-network hospitals and providers for their specific plan.
"Throughout negotiations, we remained focused on our number one priority: being able to provide our patients, and the communities we serve, with high quality healthcare," said Denise Webber, president and CEO of Stillwater Medical. “We are pleased to have reached this agreement so that Blue Cross and Blue Shield members can continue to see their trusted physicians, specialists and care teams without disruption.”
For more information about the new agreement, members can visit bcbsok.com/Stillwater. Members with questions about benefit coverage or in-network providers are encouraged to call the number on the back of their member ID card or visit bcbsok.com.
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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
For 83 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma has been committed to meeting the health care financing needs of Oklahomans. As the state's oldest and largest private health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma provides health care benefit plans for more than 800,000 Oklahomans. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is a division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.