Rochelle Community Hospital is advising patients to evaluate their individual insurance plans to make sure their local physician and hospital will remain in their provider network after January 1, 2016. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois have made big changes in their health plan insurance coverage. BCBS has dropped approximately 50% of their Illinois physician and hospital access for the 2016 plan year. This change includes plans sold through the Affordable Care Act on the Federal Insurance Marketplace website and by private insurance brokers. Rochelle Community Hospital and our hospital employed physicians will no longer be considered in network or provide services for these plans.
Rochelle Community Hospital is currently in network for other options available on the Marketplace, including HealthAlliance, Aetna/Coventry, Humana and Land of Lincoln. The hospital encourages residents in our service area to carefully research their options before choosing their 2016 coverage. Should you have additional questions, you may call your health plan and ask if RCH is part of their network or call our patient accounts department and ask for Chris or Doris at 815-562-2181.