NCH Healthcare System, the Naples, Florida, operator of NCH Baker Hospital and NCH North Hospital, now lists two Medicare Advantage carriers as out of network as of Dec. 31, 2026: Healthspring, which is Cigna’s Medicare Advantage brand, and Wellcare. Members of either plan who see NCH hospitals or NCH Medical Group physicians will lose in-network access when the new plan year starts. Medicare’s Open Enrollment window, which runs October 15 through December 7, is the main period for choosing a different plan for 2027.
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NCH’s payer list marks Healthspring and Wellcare out of network on 12/31/26
The change appears on the contracted insurance plans page of NCH’s website, last updated 08/27/2026. For both Naples Community Hospital and NCH Medical Group, the entry for Healthspring Medicare Advantage reads “Out of Network 12/31/26,” and the entry for Wellcare Medicare Advantage carries the identical status and date. The page is the health system’s own record of which insurers it contracts with, so it is the controlling source for this story…