A major south Alabama health care system warns that patients insured through UnitedHealthcare could be a month away from losing in-network coverage.
USA Health, a multi-hospital system affiliated with the University of South Alabama, said Wednesday that contract negotiations between USA Health Providence Hospital and UnitedHealthcare are approaching a Nov. 14 deadline.
The warning does not apply to USA Health University Hospital and USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital. Providence Hospital in west Mobile originally was a Catholic institution that later was part of the Ascension healthcare network. USA Health took over Providence in October 2023…