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![Page 1 of letter from Regence Dated March 3, 2025 Subject: Providence Swedish and PacMed may be out of network on April 1, 2025
Dear [Redacted]
At Regence BlueShield, our priority is ensuring you have access to high-quality, affordable health care. To achieve this, we work closely with health care providers to balance their needs with those of our members. We want to make sure providers are compensated fairly and you can continue to receive excellent care at a price that fits your budget. The leaders of Providence Swedish and PacMed notified us of their intent to leave our network on April 1, 2025, if we cannot reach an agreement on our prices. Our premiums are based on what we expect care to cost. If providers demand more money, our members and customers will pay more. While we are willing to negotiate an increase on our reimbursement rates, not at the level demanded by Providence Swedish and PacMed leaders. If these providers and facilities leave our network on April 1, 2025: • If you currently receive in-network care from Providence Swedish and PacMed providers and facilities, you may continue at the in-network rate through March 31, 2025. • If you receive care from Providence Swedish and PacMed providers and facilities after March 31, 2025, we will process covered services at the out-of-network rate. This means if you continue to see these providers, they could make you pay more. • For those members with no out-of-network benefits, please call Customer Service or search our provider directory at regence.com for providers in your network. Our network includes many other providers that share our commitment to high-quality, cost-effective health care. We have provided a list of facilities and providers in your area at the end of this letter. It is not a complete list, and we encourage you to go to regence.com or the Regence app to find a local in- network provider. If you still need assistance finding a provider, you can always call the number on the back of your…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fqn6roh4rfdserv7supgy3jb/bafkreihctdanlht5uudk5qifwxqyjz6clxqooh2c2hyse4v26w3rra6oae)
![A screen shot of the MapPorn subreddit post titled "Which state subreddits have banned X/Twitter.com links in response to Musk's Nazi salute?" posted 2 hours ago.
Below the title an image with a white background shows a map of the United States and asks the question: Which state subreddits have banned X/Twitter.com links in response to Musk's Nazi salute?
The options and colors are:
[RED] Banned
[Orange] Already Banned
[Yellow] Proposed and under discussion
[Green] Proposed and rejected by mods
[Black] Not proposed
Of note Texas and Colorado are listed as "already banned", Washington and California are among the states listed as "Not Proposed", and North Dakota and Maine are listed as "Proposed but rejected by mods"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fqn6roh4rfdserv7supgy3jb/bafkreiatyqf5ai37ezdenyptgyiylnuykhhn2gbctxc4dspd47oee3kj6m)
