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RESOLVED: Aetna vs UConn Health

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After months of negotiations, UConn Health and insurance provider Aetna have reached a multiyear agreement to provide in-network access for people using UConn Health’s physicians, hospitals and clinics, officials say.

In a statement on Wednesday, UConn Health said the new agreement that restores full, in-network access to UConn Health’s services for individuals covered by Aetna plans. The agreement is effective March 1, and Aetna members can schedule appointments to receive care across UConn Health’s system with in-network coverage.

There were no details immediately available about claims for services received between December 1, 2025, when the previous contract expired, and February 28. However, I will monitor for any announcements.

Source: CT Insider via Yahoo!News

Aetna vs UConn Health

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Some relief for patients of UConn Health — an arm of the University of Connecticut — with Aetna coverage may soon be on the way. The existing contract expired November 30.

State Comptroller Sean Scanlon said late last week that the negotiations between UConn Health and Aetna now appear to be on the “one-yard line.”

At issue in the contract negotiations are the reimbursement rates for services that Aetna pays to UConn Health, a network of clinics and more than 700 providers. Early on in the contract talks, both Aetna and UConn Health lobbed public accusations that each other was not presenting reasonable proposals. UConn Health said its reimbursement rate was among the lowest for hospitals in Connecticut.

Both parties now appear to have moderated their rhetorical tone.

Source: Hartford Courant

Florida Blue vs Broward Health

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An ongoing contract dispute has left both Broward Health hospitals — and many affiliated doctors — out-of-network with one of the state’s largest health insurers, Florida Blue, formerly known as Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Florida. The network contract ended on June 30, 2025.

Hospitals have accused Florida Blue of not paying them enough for care. Florida Blue, meanwhile, is accusing the health systems of wanting too much money.

Both Florida Blue and Broward Health have member microsites available about the dispute.

Source: Miami Herald via InsuranceNewsNet

Note: the parent profiled in the article lede probably could have gone to Broward Health Medical Center. Even though they were out-of-network, Broward Health’s evaluation and any stabilization measures they took would have been treated as in-network thanks to EMTALA, the ACA, and the No Surprises Act.

Blue Shield of California vs Community Medical Centers

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The impasse between Blue Shield and Fresno’s Community Health System continues to drag on. For nearly three weeks, 12,000 enrollees have been unable to get in-network coverage.

Blue Shield claims Community terminated the contract, but the healthcare system states the insurance company did not grant another extension.

Among those caught in the middle are 5,000 city employees. City leaders say it is time to cut Blue Shield out of the process and, instead, negotiate directly.

Source: ABC30

Florida Blue vs Cleveland Clinic

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A Florida Blue spokesperson said the insurer’s current contract “ensures our members will maintain in-network access to Cleveland Clinic Florida doctors, hospitals, and health teams through at least May 31, 2026,” despite what Cleveland Clinic has communicated, the spokesperson claims.

Cleveland Clinic stated that if an agreement is not reached, the health system “will no longer be in-network for Florida Blue members as early as March 1, 2026.”

Both sides say negotiations are ongoing.

Source: WQCS

UnitedHealthcare vs New York-Presbyterian

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New York-Presbyterian Hospital exited the UnitedHealthcare network for individual and family plans on January 1, 2026. The network relationship for commercial insurance (including employer-sponsored plans), Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage plans also expired, but UHC and New York-Presbyterian were able to agree on an extension through March 31, 2026.

The extension does not apply to the individual and family plans, including those purchased via the exchange.

This also affects members of Oxford and Sierra Health Plans.

Sources: New York-Presbyterian, UnitedHealthcare

UnitedHealthcare vs Integris Health

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The contract between Integris Health and UnitedHealthcare expired on Saturday, February 7; however, the parties were later able to agree on a 30-day extension while contract negotiations continue.

This means that if negotiations can’t be concluded successfully, Integris Health will be out-of-network with UnitedHealthcare beginning on March 10, 2026.

Both UnitedHealthcare and Integris Health have set up microsites for their stakeholders.

Sources: KOCO, KFOR via Yahoo! News

Cigna vs CommonSpirit Health

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CommonSpirit Health’s Tennessee and Georgia facilities (formerly CHI Memorial), went out of network with Cigna Healthcare on February 1. The network split affects individuals covered by Cigna’s commercial Open Access Plus PPO and its narrower-network Local Plus plan. Affected facilities include:

  • Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee
  • Memorial Hospital, Hixson, Tennesee
  • Memorial Hospital North Georgia, Ringgold, Georgia

CommonSpirit has posted a member web site with more information.

Source: Becker’s Hospital Review

Blue Shield of California vs Community Medical Centers

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As of February 1, 2026, Community Medical Centers’ facilities are out-of-network for Blue Shield of California members. This includes the following facilities:

  • Community Regional Medical Center
  • Clovis Community Medical Center
  • Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital

Both sides have indicated that negotiations are continuing.

Sources: Blue Shield of California, Community Medical Centers