Ascension Wisconsin is back in network with UnitedHealthcare, according to an Oct. 14 UHC news release. “We have reached a multi-year agreement that restores network access to Ascension Wisconsin for people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans,…
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UnitedHealthcare’s Mid-Atlantic CEO Joseph Ochipinti called out two healthcare groups for their “cynical” contract negotiation strategy in an Oct. 6 statement. Mr. Ochipinti specifically drew attention to Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine and Fulton, Md.-based Capital Women’s Care, a large mid-Atlantic…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health will stay in network with CVS Health’s Aetna, according to an Oct. 3 statement on the university system’s website. The agreement allows Aetna’s commercial and Medicare Advantage members to access all Duke Health locations and providers.…
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s will stay in network with Cigna Healthcare, according to an Oct. 3 statement on the health system’s website. The partnership was originally scheduled to terminate on Sept. 8, but Norton and Cigna discussed…
As of Oct. 1, Cigna is back in network for Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Health Care System, according to a statement on the health system’s website. The agreement allows Cigna commercial plan members to access two acute-care hospitals, outpatient and urgent…
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Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have agreed to extend coverage until Oct. 31, according to a joint statement shared with Becker’s. The news follows a tumultuous mediation attempt. “Northern Light Health and Anthem…
Ascension Wisconsin is out of network with UnitedHealthcare as of Oct. 1. Patients covered by UnitedHealthcare receiving care at Ascension Wisconsin hospitals, outpatient facilities, physician practices and associated Ascension Medical Group practices will be affected, the health system said in…
Brewer, Maine-based Northern Light Health President and CEO Timothy Dentry voiced frustration with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in a Sept. 26 letter as the contract end date between the two organizations looms. “It is disappointing and deeply concerning…
PacificSource will no longer serve 100,000 Medicaid members in Lane County — which includes Eugene, Ore. — after failing to reach an agreement with the Oregon Health Authority, PacificSource Vice President of Medicaid Programs Erin Fair Taylor told Becker’s. “We…
Cincinnati-based health system TriHealth is negotiating its agreement with UnitedHealthcare as its current contract is set to expire at the end of the year, the system told Becker’s. TriHealth confirmed it sent a letter to patients addressing the potential changes…