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…
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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…
Gov. Kelly Ayotte prevented New Hampshire’s Executive Council from moving forward with a four-year, $27.5 million benefits contract with Anthem Health Plans of New Hampshire to cover current and retired state employees, according to Sept. 17 meeting records. The state’s…
Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Medicine has ended contract negotiations with UnitedHealthcare without a new deal, The Baltimore Banner reported Sept. 15. Johns Hopkins went out of network with UnitedHealthcare on Aug. 25 after eight months of negotiations and several extensions of…
Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is now going out of network with Cigna on Oct. 1 following an extension, according to a system news release. The contract was originally scheduled to terminate Sept. 8, but now patients with Cigna coverage will…
Manchester, N.H.-based Catholic Medical Center and Cigna reached a new contract on Aug. 28. The agreement ensures that the hospital remains an in-network provider for all of Cigna’s commercial health insurance products, according to an Aug. 28 news release from…