MAINE, USA — It appears no deal will be reached between Northern Light Health and Anthem Insurance before Friday’s deadline.

Anthem Insurance and Northern Light Health both provided statements Friday evening , showing a contract agreement is far from complete.

The two organizations have been negotiating for months over reimbursement rates, with little progress. The deadline for an agreement was initially set for October 1, but both sides extended that timeline to midnight tonight. If no deal or further extension is reached, Northern Light’s primary care physicians will become out-of-network for Anthem customers beginning Saturday, November 1.

State officials say Mainers have some legal protection even if that happens. Maine’s insurance code requires health plans to provide “reasonable

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