Florida Blue at contract impasse with provider. Now 41,000 Floridians face higher healthcare cost or getting a new doctor
More than 41,000 Floridians with Florida Blue health insurance have received a letter with the same “stressful” message: They may have to switch doctors or pay out of pocket for their visits to their primary-care physicians, pediatricians and ob-gyns after April 15 — all as a result of a contract impasse between Florida Blue and VitalMD, which owns multiple medical practices in the state