Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and UnitedHealthcare are running out of time to work out their differences.
LVHN announced last fall that it would terminate its contract with the insurance giant this month unless the two could reach an agreement on the terms moving forward. January 26 was the day given that Medicare Advantage patients covered by UnitedHealthcare would no longer be able to receive in-network care with LVHN providers; commercial contracts would end beginning April 26.
It doesn’t seem like much has changed since the impasse was first made public.
LVHN, which is part of Jefferson Health, maintains that, since 2021, UnitedHealthcare has reduced its reimbursements by nearly 40 percent without agreement. The insurance company flat out denies that, and claims LVHN is the problem because it’s demanding a more than 20 percent price hike in the first year of the contract.
Source: WFMZ 69 News