Coventry Cares, which had threatened to drop its contract with Appalachian Regional Healthcare, has said it wants to renegotiate its agreement with Baptist Healthcare System or it will let its current contract expire on November 1st. Baptist Healthcare has five hospitals located in Lexington, Louisville, La Grange, Paducah and Corbin. Coventry also has notified King's Daughters Medical Center in Ashland that it will terminate its contract after May 26th, though hospital officials say they are in talks and hope to reach an agreement to extend services. Coventry has said the re-negotiations stem from not getting enough reimbursement from the state for very sick patients.
