Pediatric patients could face fallout from failed contract negotiations
Contract negotiations between Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have failed leaving parents concerned about access to the specialized care the hospital provides. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has the region’s primary level 1 pediatric trauma center, the only comprehensive pediatric cerebral palsy clinic within 200 miles and one of the largest pediatric surgical brain tumor programs.
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BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Le Bonheur Children’s HospitalAisling Mäki
Aisling Mäki has spent the better part of two decades writing about Memphis. A former digital journalist for WMC Action News 5 and staff reporter for Memphis Daily News, her work has also appeared in The Commercial Appeal, High Ground News, I Love Memphis, Inside Memphis Business, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent, Memphis Magazine and Tri-State Defender.
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