Oct 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM EDT Oct 23, 2026 at 12:02 PM EDT Nearly one million Americans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans through UnitedHealthcare and Humana are expected to be affected by plan closures as two of the country's biggest insurers scale back portions of…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Wellmark has sent a statement regarding the news that Sanford Health is ending negotiations with the insurance company. Wellmark officials said the main issue is financial differences, with Sanford Health wanting more money. The insurance…
The move follows what the health system called seven months “of engaging in good faith negotiations and extensive discussions.” According to Sanford, “Wellmark insists on having sole authority to change key contract terms after an agreement is signed, including terms…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Sanford Health is giving Wellmark until July 1, 2027, to reach a new contract agreement. Sanford says months of negotiations have failed to resolve disagreements over contract terms and patient care. For now, there are no changes…
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, White River Health hospitals and doctors will no longer be considered in-network for UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members. The annual Medicare open enrollment period began Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. White River and United have been in negotiations for months…
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Before Fazeela Abdul Rashid decided to invest in Aligned Modern Health, she took some blood tests. “There’s no better way to perform diligence on a company than being a patient,” she said. Her firm, Arcventis Health Partners, was sizing up…
White River Health (WRH) announced that, effective Jan. 1, 2027, its hospitals and facility-based services will no longer be in network with UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans. Frequent claim denials, administrative requirements and additional documentation demands have placed significant burdens on physicians and…
With Medicare open enrollment season underway, White River Health will no longer be in network with UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage plans starting in January. The Batesville-based healthcare system announced the split in a news release this week, citing "frequent claim denials,…
BATESVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) — White River Health announced its hospitals and clinics will drop out of UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage network starting Jan. 1, 2027. The change affects White River Medical Center in Batesville, Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View and WRH outpatient…
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