Baystate Health and Wellpoint Reach Agreement

New multi-year contract protects patients’ access to affordable, high-quality care

Baystate Health and Wellpoint have reached a new multi-year contract that maintains patients’ access to the doctors and nurses they know and trust. This means that Wellpoint members will continue to have access to all Baystate Health hospitals, facilities, doctor offices, convenient care, and ancillary service centers as well as its affiliated physicians through Baycare Health Partners on January 1, 2025 and beyond.

We are extremely pleased to have reached a new agreement with Wellpoint and ensure continued access for health plan members to the care they receive at Baystate Health and our affiliated physicians through Baycare Health Partners. From the beginning, our mutual goal was to ensure we continue to meet the needs of our patients today and in the future and protect their access to essential services in Western Massachusetts.

Baystate Health has been caring for Western Massachusetts communities for more than 141 years. We are steadfast in our belief every patient deserves access to high-quality care. Responsible agreements between physicians and hospitals with insurance companies allow us to attract and retain health care professionals, bring new services to the community, invest in new technology and enhance our facilities.

You may read our joint statement here.