Response to recent Letter to the Editor regarding Valley Health and Anthem

I would like to comment on Anne Boyd Earle’s Letter to the Editor from October 12th.

Back in 2018, Anthem Healthkeepers left Warren County high-n-dry. People had to scramble to get a health provider if you had Healthkeepers.

Wasn’t Cigna the only insurance being accepted at that time?

I’m not knocking Anthem, but you remember things like this when it happens to you.  There are other good healthcare insurance programs that tie-in with Valley Health; Optima and Humana are a few.

Competition is furious out there, yes, we need to be aware of what is going on with health insurance and hospitals, but back to the table sometimes is not an option.

Tenia Smith
Front Royal, Virginia