Legalistic battles over the network contracts between health insurers and medical care providers can leave patients in limbo. The companies let their contract expire in April after failing to strike a deal to keep the hospital system and its clinics in-network. Hospital price lists remain largely unhelpful Health care price transparency is one of the few bipartisan issues in Washington, D.C. It’s a scary prospect for patients, making the public threat of a rupture a potent tool in negotiations between hospitals and insurers. Eventually, Anthem agreed to let Allen Frank continue his care with MU Health Care.