Talks continuing Wednesday as major insurer and health care provider in Colorado struggle to reach in-network contract agreement [Video]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Since the deadline Tuesday at midnight, Anthem and Commonspirit have been unable to be on the same page during their negotiations.

CommonSpirit proposed a temporary contract that would last while negotiations continued to continue service to patients insured under Anthem- but Anthem declined that offer.

Now thousands of people will be paying more out of pocket to continue services at certain primary care facilities. Those with special procedures and surgeries have until May 10 before their coverage expires.

According to Anthem, if they were to agree to CommonSpirit’s terms it would raise costs for its members and their employers. In a statement to 11 news they said in part:

“CommonSpirit has established a pattern of disrupting care for its patients as a negotiation tactic to demand unreasonable price hikes for consumers and employers. This is the same pattern CommonSpirit recently used in Arizona, California, and …