Continuing Commitment: SSM Health in Oklahoma and BCBSOK Sign Two-Year Agreement

OKLAHOMA CITY - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is pleased to announce it and SSM Health St. Anthony have reached a new two-year agreement that ensures SSM Health ministries in Oklahoma will remain in network through September 30, 2026.

"As we extend our contact with SSM Health St. Anthony, we are excited to deepen our commitment to serving Oklahomans," said BCBSOK President Stephania Grober. "We value the care they provide to our members, and together, we are enhancing access to quality care and strengthening the health of our communities."

All SSM Health St. Anthony hospitals and facilities in Oklahoma are covered in this agreement. This includes but may not be limited to:

• SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital.
• SSM Health Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee, Seminole Campus.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex in East Oklahoma City.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex in North Oklahoma City.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex in South Oklahoma City.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex in Mustang, Okla.
• SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex in El Reno, Okla.

"Expanding access to high-quality health care for Oklahomans is central to our Mission," said Joe Hodges, regional president of SSM Health Oklahoma. "This continued partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is one of many ways we are helping ensure more of our neighbors get the care they need when they need it."

SSM Health in Oklahoma participates in these BCBSOK networks: Blue Traditional℠, Blue Choice PPO℠, Blue Preferred PPO℠, Blue Advantage PPO℠, BlueLincs HMO℠, Blue Plan65 Select℠ , Blue Cross Medicare Advantage (PPO)℠ , Blue Cross Medicare Advantage (HMO)℠, and NativeBlue℠.

For information about coverage and in-network providers, visit bcbsok.com.

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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma
For 84 years, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma has been committed to meeting the health care financing needs of Oklahomans. As the state's oldest and largest private health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma provides health care benefit plans for more than 800,000 Oklahomans. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is a division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.

About SSM Health in Oklahoma
SSM Health in Oklahoma includes St. Anthony Hospital (Oklahoma City), Bone & Joint Hospital at St. Anthony (Oklahoma City), SSM Health Outpatient Center (Oklahoma City), St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee (Shawnee, Okla.), St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee, Seminole Campus (Seminole, Okla.) and St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest (Midwest City, Okla.). The SSM Health network in Oklahoma also includes five SSM Health St. Anthony Healthplex campuses, six managed hospitals, eleven rural affiliated hospitals and SSM Health Medical Group with more than 300 physicians and providers.