Workers at PeaceHealth feel their access to health care is limited with new insurer

Robin Cully, a co-chair for the Washington State Nurses Association Local at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, was one such employee. Because of that, Cully started using his wife’s insurance, which meant higher premiums each month for his family. But Cully said that the access to more options for care has been worth it.

Still, he and others were hopeful that when PeaceHealth started insuring employees through Moda, they would have access to those providers again. On set Moda plans, the Family Care Network is included in the coverage.

But with the customized plan PeaceHealth created, the Family Care Network is explicitly not covered.

“ It’s like PeaceHealth didn’t hear us,” Hampton said. “They didn’t hear people say, ‘We want our Family Care people back.’ They’ve gone ahead and completely disregarded that.”