About 8,000 contracted providers will begin receiving notices Dec. 1 that UnitedHealthcare is moving them to a new fee schedule, according to the California Medical Association.
UnitedHealthcare announced in August it would begin migrating some physicians to an updated commercial fee schedule for its PPO product, according to the Nov. 21 post on the California Medical Association website. The migration is taking place across three phases, with physicians in the third phase to begin receiving notices in December.
As part of the update, affected providers will receive a letter notifying them of the migration, according to the post. They will also receive a UnitedHealthcare notice of amendment, samples of the new fee schedule for reference and a new payment index attached to the provider's existing participation agreement.
Physicians do not need to sign or return the contract for the changes to take effect, according to the post.
Read the full post here.