The statement below is from MEA Benefits Trust Executive Director, Jennifer Kent, issued yesterday.
“The MEA Benefits Trust received notice late in the morning on 4/6/22 from Maine Medical Center, moments before it was released to the press, that it has provided a notice of intention to terminate its provider network contract with Anthem effective as of the end of this calendar year. We can only assume that the lack of notice from MMC was intentional. Both MMC and Anthem are still mediating the contract concerns and we understand the facts being reported are in dispute. We have been in contact with both parties and have expressed our concerns and will continue to encourage both sides to work out their differences to keep MMC in the Anthem network. The Trust and its advisors are monitoring this situation and will also work on contingency plans in the event an agreement cannot be reached. The impact of MMC leaving the Anthem network would have a huge impact on our members and on a large percentage of the residents of Maine, in general.”
