United Digestive Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

United Digestive has announced a multi-year provider network agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield. United Digestive has partner practices in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, and South Carolina, many of whom have served their communities for more than 40 years.

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Study Shows Medical Services are Significantly More Costly in the Hospital Outpatient Department

According to a study conducted by Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Blue Health Initiative, prices for medical services provided in outpatient settings were significantly higher when delivered in a hospital outpatient department from 2017 to 2022.

Conversely, prices for the same services were significantly lower when delivered in an ambulatory surgery center or a physician’s office, with relatively modest price growth over time.

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