State reviewing whether Blue Cross still has “network-adequacy”
State officials have asked Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois to prove that its central Illinois health care network remains adequate for meeting patients’ needs, despite the loss of more than 600 Springfield Clinic doctors and other providers from its network. The Chicago-based insurer sent documents to the Illinois Department of Insurance after the department told Blue Cross and Blue Shield on Feb. 18 it must submit a “network-adequacy filing,” department spokeswoman Caron Brookens said.…