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Starting Tuesday, April 1, Anthem members will be out-of-network for all MU Health Care providers.

Anthem officials claim Mercy is asking the insurer to pay too much money to cover procedures. Mercy officials said Anthem is putting too many administrative barriers in its contract. If the two sides cannot reach an agreement by the end of the year, Anthem patients won't be able to receive in-network rates at Mercy locations.

Doctors and patients are worried about a push by the nation's second-largest health insurer to limit emergency room visits to major problems like heart…