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BCBS of Michigan vs Michigan Medicine

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Contract talks between Michigan Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan are headed toward a June 30 deadline that could affect patients beginning July 1 if the parties do not reach an agreement.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan says Michigan Medicine is demanding a 44% increase in what it’s paid over the next five years and warns that such a rise could drive up costs for families and employers. Michigan Medicine flatly denies that characterization, calling Blue Cross’s claim false.

Michigan Medicine says renewal discussions do not include the hospitals and health centers of UM Health-Sparrow and UM Health-West, nor the physician group U-M Health Partners. The health system also said Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans, and the University of Michigan Health Plan that covers employees, faculty, staff and retirees, are not part of these negotiations.

Source: ClickOnDetroit.com

UnitedHealthcare vs Corewell Health

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As of January 1, Corewell hospitals in the southeast Michigan cities of Dearborn, Taylor, Wayne and Trenton are no longer in-network for UHC employer-sponsored commercial plans and Individual Family Plans. Corewell officials say if the situation isn’t resolved, additional facilities in Michigan will be out-of-network for many plans, potentially affecting about 125,000 patients across the state.

Source: Bridge Michigan

PARTIALLY RESOLVED: UnitedHealthcare vs MyMichigan Health

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UnitedHealthcare and MyMichigan Health have reached agreement to renew their network relationship for employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans. Members enrolled in these plans will have continued, uninterrupted access to the health system’s providers statewide and the following hospitals:

  • MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw
  • MyMichigan Medical Center Standish
  • MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas
  • MyMichigan Medical Center Sault

Unfortunately, UnitedHealthcare and MyMichigan have made the decision to end their network relationship for Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans. Contract negotiations for those types of plans have concluded without a renewal.

Medicare Supplement plans are not affected and MyMichigan Health remains in-network for those members.

Source: UnitedHealthcare

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

RESOLVED: UnitedHealthcare vs Bronson Healthcare

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On Tuesday, December 23, Bronson Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare announced that a multi-year agreement had been reached. The contract agreement avoids a potential stop in coverage that would have gone into effect for patients on January 1, 2026.

As a result of the agreement, all Bronson hospitals, outpatient locations and physician offices remain in-network for members enrolled in UHC Commercial and Individual health plans. It affects the following hospitals:

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo
  • Bronson Battle Creek Health
  • Bronson Lakeview Hospital in Paw Paw
  • Bronson South Haven Hospital

Members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans, as well as UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Michigan (Medicaid) will also continue to remain in-network with Bronson and will have uninterrupted access to the health system’s providers and hospitals.

Source: M Live

UnitedHealthcare vs Corewell Health

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UnitedHealthcare is currently in active negotiations with both Bronson Healthcare and Corewell Health. While Bronson’s agreement with UnitedHealthcare was extended through February, Corewell’s agreement with UnitedHealthcare has not been extended.

If Corewell and UnitedHealthcare aren’t able to reach an agreement, Corewell will be out of network for people enrolled in employer-sponsored commercial and individual exchange plans.

Source: WZZM

UnitedHealthcare vs MyMichigan Health

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UnitedHealthcare is reporting that their contract with MyMichigan Health (University of Michigan Health) is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2025. It is unclear whether this is related to MyMichigan’s recent decision to consolidate its healthcare network contracts through MCCO, but as of this date, MyMichigan is continuing to report that they are in-network with UnitedHealthcare for 2026.

I will be monitoring.

UnitedHealthcare vs Corewell Health

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The Detroit Free Press is reporting that the end of the network contract between UnitedHealthcare and Corewell Health would affect more than 100,000 patients. Although the majority of the article is paywalled, a Google search indicated that Corwell’s contracts with UnitedHealthcare are scheduled to expire as follows:

  • January 1, 2026: Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital, Corewell Health Taylor Hospital, Corewell Health Trenton Hospital, Corewell Health Wayne Hospital
  • May 1, 2026: Botsford General Hospital providers
  • July 1, 2026: Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Corewell Health Troy Hospital, Corewell Health Grosse Point Hospital
  • August 1, 2026: Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital, Oakwood Healthcare providers
  • September 15, 2026: William Beaumont Hospital providers

Source: UnitedHealthcare