Payer Contracting

Carson City, Nev.-based Carson Tahoe Health has sent a final contract termination notice to UnitedHealthcare. 

UnitedHealthcare and Denver-based HealthONE will go out-of-network if a new contract agreement is not reached by Sept. 1. 

San Francisco, Calif.-based Dignity Health's Arizona locations will be out-of-network with Cigna if the insurer and hospital do not reach a new agreement by Sept. 1. 

Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners plans to split with UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans at the end of 2024. 

UnitedHealthcare and Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health have reached a contract agreement after the health system was out of network for seven months. 

Richmond, Va.-based VCU Health has reached new multi-year agreements with Cigna and Aetna. 

Florida has awarded Medicaid contracts to three additional payers.

UnitedHealthcare of New England and Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island were selected to manage Rhode Island's Medicaid program over the next five years, the Rhode Island Current reported July 16. 

The largest health insurance purchaser in Western New York will award its employee health plan to Univera Healthcare, Buffalo News reported July 11. 

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health's Physician Group primary care providers will be out of network with Florida Blue's Medicare Advantage plans by September.