Clark County patients worry about changing doctors, having to wait for care
By Chrissy Booker, Columbian staff writer
As contract negotiations continue between Portland-based Legacy Health and Regence BlueCross BlueShield, patients at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center are worried what a potential contract termination would mean for their access to care.
“I felt my heart sink, honestly, when I heard the news,” said Battle Ground’s Karmen Presley, a Legacy patient who’s pregnant with her second child. “Just the thought of having to find a new doctor, which is really important around a sensitive thing like a pregnancy. You want to have confidence in your provider. The thought of searching for a new one was kind of daunting for me.”