‘Fundamentally different priorities’: Lee Health to go out of network for UnitedHealthcare members
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health said it would terminate hospital and physician contracts with UnitedHealthcare at the end of 2026. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Lee Health will be out of network for UnitedHealthcare employer-based, individual and Medicare Advantage plan members. Lee Health said UnitedHealthcare does not consider the health system to be part of the […] The post ‘Fundamentally different priorities’: Lee Health to go out of network for UnitedHealthcare members appeared first on Beck...
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UnitedHealthcare — competitive / operational strategy. Via Becker's Payer Issues.
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] Becker's Payer Issues reports on competitive / operational strategy involving UnitedHealthcare: Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health said it would terminate hospital and physician contracts with UnitedHealthcare at the end of 2026. Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Lee Health will be out of network for UnitedHealthcare employer…
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