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RESOLVED: Florida Blue vs Cleveland Clinic

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Cleveland Clinic and Florida Blue on Friday announced a new multi-year agreement, ensuring the provider remains in-network for the insurance policyholders. Patients with Florida Blue employer-sponsored plans, Health Insurance Marketplace coverage and Medicare Advantage plans will continue to have access to in-network care with Cleveland Clinic providers.

Cleveland Clinic hospitals in Florida are in Stuart, Vero Beach, Port St. Lucie and Weston. A new 200-bed hospital is planned for West Palm Beach, with construction expected to begin in 2027 and completion by the end of 2029.

Source: WBPF

Florida Blue vs Cleveland Clinic

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Florida Blue customers could lose in-network status with Cleveland Clinic Florida if the two sides fail to reach a new contract by Sunday, March 1.

Florida Blue has assured patients coverage is guaranteed through May as talks continue, although Cleveland Clinic Florida warns they “could” be out of network if the deadline passes without a deal.

Per the Cleveland Clinic web site, the contract end date appears to be May 31, 2026. However, Cleveland Clinic intends to begin reaching out to patients and cancelling/rescheduling care as early as March 1, which is why they are reporting that date.

In respective web site statements, both parties say negotiations are ongoing.

Sources: Cleveland Clinic, Florida Blue, WUSF

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.

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

RESOLVED: Cigna vs Tenet Healthcare

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Cigna and Tenet Healthcare reached an agreement in their contract dispute, spokespersons confirmed on December 31.

“An agreement has been reached with Tenet Healthcare, their physicians and ambulatory surgery centers to continue providing in-network healthcare with no interruption in coverage for our customers,” a Cigna spokesperson told Becker’s. “Together we will continue improving the health and vitality of the people we both serve in the community through access to affordable care.”

A Tenet Healthcare spokesperson confirmed the agreement to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Sources: Becker’s Payer Issues, South Florida Sun-Sentinel via InsuranceNewsNet

Cigna vs Tenet Healthcare

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As the countdown to New Year’s Eve shortens, Tenet Healthcare and Cigna remain at odds. The current contract expires on December 31, 2025.

This contract affects hospitals and facilities in eight states: Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. On their microsite for members, Tenet estimates that millions of patients in these states could be impacted.

While Cigna has not established a microsite for members, they did issue the following statement:

It’s disappointing that Tenet Healthcare is choosing to terminate our contract and spending untold amounts of dollars on expensive advertising to stoke fear among patients as a negotiating tactic. Unfortunately, Tenet is seeking contract terms that would inflate the cost of care unreasonably, making their hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers much more expensive for patients than other facilities.

If the contract expires, continuity of care provisions will apply.

Sources: Becker’s Payer Issues, Tenet Healthcare