The insurer that handles Medicaid for Grady Memorial Hospital says it will terminate the hospital's contract Saturday. (photo courtesy Vernon Dutton / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Peach State Health Plan is hired by the state of Georgia to handle Medicaid claims with numerous health care providers, including a portion of patients from Grady Hospital.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Grady and Peach State have agreed that the hospital will continue to serve these patients until the end of this year.
A Grady spokesman says the patients would have to find new doctors at a new medical facility.
Peach State officials sent a letter to legislators earlier this week saying that Grady will no longer be a Peach State provider effective November 28, 2009.
The insurer says the contract termination comes after months of negotiations.
