Sept. 1, 2021

Springfield Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center Out-of-Network as of Aug. 19

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) is committed to working with health care providers across the state to advance access to quality, value-based health care. Our focus is on value for our members and employer groups – and that means facilitating access to quality care at a competitive price. To that end, as of Aug. 19, 2021, the Springfield Ambulatory Surgery Center at 1025 South Sixth Street in Springfield, IL, is out-of-network for all of our members.

Our next steps: We have been reaching out to our members who were receiving care or scheduled to receive care at Springfield Ambulatory Surgery Center to safely transfer their care to other in-network facilities. We will continue to be available to help our members find in-network care in the areas that are served by the Springfield Clinic Ambulatory Surgery Center.

The rest of the story: We are still doing our best to work with Springfield Clinic to keep their doctors and health care professionals in-network while also managing access, quality and costs for our members and customers. We believe in paying for value and want to ground our arrangements with providers in improved health outcomes and quality care.

If an agreement cannot be reached, Springfield Clinic will leave our PPO and Blue Choice networks on Nov. 17, 2021. Springfield Clinic discontinued its relationship with Physicians Health Association of Illinois (PHAI) Medical Group and therefore, left our HMO networks July 1, 2021, and will leave our Medicare Advantage HMO network on Oct. 1, 2021.

More Information: For the latest information, visit bcbsil.com/springfieldclinic. Contact your BCBSIL representative with any questions or concerns.