INTEGRIS Health and UnitedHealthcare have reached a deal, saving thousands of Oklahomans from losing care.
The deal comes after months of negotiations and as thousands of Oklahomans watched closely to see whether they would lose access to their doctors. After a last-minute deal late Monday, their care at INTEGRIS will remain in-network.
The new deal will keep patients in-network at INTEGRIS hospitals, doctors and partners.
Source: KOCO
CommonSpirit Health (formerly CHI Memorial) and Cigna Healthcare have reached a new contract agreement. CommonSpirit hospitals will now remain in the Cigna LocalPlus and Open Access Plus networks.
The agreement date has been back-dated to February 1, 2026, so patients should experience no disruptions in coverage.
Source: Local 3 News
Hendrick Health announced on Monday the finalization of a multi-year contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
The contract, effective Friday, ensures that Hendrick Medical Center and Hendrick Medical Center South will remain a part of the BCBSTX network, a Hendrick media release said.
The agreement applies to hospital services in Abilene, to all Hendrick Clinic and Hendrick Anesthesia Network providers and to Hendrick Home Health. The negotiations did not impact Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood. It includes the HealthSelectSM network.
Sources: Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo!News, HealthSelect, Hendrick Health
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
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
Montage Health and Anthem Blue Cross have reached a continuation of their agreement, ensuring Anthem patients in Monterey County can continue receiving in-network care at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula and all Montage Health services, without interruption.
Source: Montage Health
St. Peter’s Health Partners and Capital District Physician Health Plan are both reporting that they have reached a contract, retroactive to January 1, keeping the provider in-network with the payor. CDPHP is reporting that the contract has been signed, and St. Peter’s is reporting that they have reached an agreement in principle.
Both parties are confirming that patients should expect no network disruptions.
Sources: Capital District Physician Health Plan, St. Peter’s Health Partners
SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare (UHC) have signed a multi-year agreement to continue caring for more than 140,000 UnitedHealthcare-covered patients across the state of Missouri. This agreement means patients with commercial (employer-sponsored) and Medicaid UnitedHealthcare plans can continue receiving care from the SSM Health doctors and hospitals they know and trust without disruption at in-network rates.
This multiple year agreement follows the Letter of Agreement signed on December 31, 2025, that protected patients’ access while both parties came to a full agreement.
If patients have canceled or postponed any appointments, they should reschedule online via MyChart or call their SSM Health provider’s office to resume care as they normally would.
Source: SSM Health
Capital Women’s Care and UnitedHealthcare are both announcing that they have executed a new, multi-year contract effective January 1, 2026.
While the contract has been signed and executed — the provider is in-network with UnitedHealthcare now — negotiations about care received during the contract lapse period (August 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025) are continuing. I will be monitoring.
Source: WMAR
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:
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