Blue Cross Blue Shield of AZ cuts ties with one of Maricopa's two OBGYNs

MomDoc , one of Arizona’s largest women’s healthcare providers, and one of Maricopa’s only two dedicated OBGYN providers, is breaking ties with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona network starting next Monday.

The action follows more than two years of stalled contract negotiations, the provider said yesterday. The announcement affects patients across MomDoc’s 17 locations, including the Cobblestone Fiesta clinic on John Wayne Parkway, and comes as the state faces one of the nation’s most severe OBGYN shortages with rural counties even more severe.

The breakdown came over the reimbursement for medical professionals offered from BCBSAZ.

MomDoc CEO Nick Goodman said reimbursement rates from BCBSAZ have not kept pace with the rising cost of delivering care, and, in some cases, fall below Med