Ascension Texas hospitals face potential out-of-network status with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas in 2024, impacting millions of insured patients and highlighting key industry contract challenges.
Aetna and Providence Health & Services finalize a multi-year agreement restoring network access in Oregon, affecting over 300,000 commercial members and Medicare Advantage plans in southern Oregon.
From 2026, Aetna Medicare Advantage individual plans will no longer be accepted at South County Hospital for surgical and outpatient services due to contract renewal impasse. Ongoing negotiations may impact Washington County patients.
UNC Health and Cigna have not renewed their contract, causing 65,000 members in North Carolina to face out-of-network costs and patient care disruptions. Ongoing negotiations aim to restore network access.
Johns Hopkins Medicine ends contract negotiations with UnitedHealthcare after eight months amid disputes over treatment refusal language in employer-based insurance plans. Highlights payer-provider tensions over network participation and patient access.
Northern Light Health may end its contract with Anthem if reimbursement rates do not increase to match inflationary costs, impacting healthcare access in Maine. Ongoing negotiations focus on sustainable payment models between provider and insurer.
Edwardsville District 7 advances educator health benefits by increasing family health insurance premium contributions in a new contract agreement, aligning more closely with neighboring districts.
OhioHealth warns of potential out-of-network status with Anthem after contract expiration on July 31, 2025, highlighting ongoing negotiations and reimbursement disputes impacting patient coverage and provider payments.
Premier Health and UnitedHealthcare are negotiating payor contracts; unresolved talks may lead to network changes affecting patients with UnitedHealthcare plans from July 1. Impact on reimbursement rates and healthcare access analyzed.
The Anthem and University of Missouri Health Care contract dispute restricts Anthem-insured patients' in-network access and influences Local 955 labor negotiations in Missouri.
