Negotiations between Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and Aetna have stalled as the April 15 deadline approaches.
Spartanburg Regional said they are no longer in negotiations with Aetna due to what they call a “sharp departure from standard Medicare payment practices.”
Source: WSPA
Upstate residents with Aetna health insurance may find their care at Spartanburg Regional Health System out of network.
An Aetna spokesperson confirmed the insurance company is currently in negotiations with Spartanburg Regional. The two sides have not yet reached a new agreement.
Spartanburg Regional Health System will become out of network for Aetna commercial and Medicare Advantage health plans if a deal is not reached by April 16, according to the spokesperson.
The insurance company said, “We continue to negotiate with Spartanburg Health System (including Regional Health Plus) in good faith with the goal of reaching a fair agreement that keeps them in our network.”
Spartanburg Regional Medical System issued the following statement:
Aetna’s latest Medicare proposal implemented a significant policy change in their Medicare agreement that deviates from long-standing practices, making it impossible for us to accept the current terms. Although we’ve made progress on the commercial contract, Aetna is now linking both agreements; if we don’t sign the revised Medicare contract, both our Medicare and commercial agreements will expire on April 15th.
Sources: Fox Carolina, WSPA
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System and UnitedHealthcare have reached a three-year agreement for coverage. This ensures UnitedHealthcare members will have in-network access to Spartanburg Regional’s hospitals, facilities and physician network.
Source: WYFF
UnitedHealthcare and Spartanburg Regional Health System have reached an agreement in principle, with a short extension of the current contract while they finalize.
Source: UnitedHealthcare