UnitedHealthcare and St. Louis-based SSM Health have reached a multi-year agreement Jan. 20, amid a contract extension through Jan. 31, according to a news release shared with Becker’s.
The agreement ensures individuals with commercial and Medicaid plans can still receive in-network access to SSM’s hospitals, facilities and physicians.
The two organizations had been set to go out of network Jan. 1.
People enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans, including dual-eligible special needs plans and group retiree plans, were not affected by the negotiations.
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