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LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and Texas Tech Physicians (TTP) announced they have issued a notice of termination for the Commercial and Medicare Advantage participation agreement with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company, according to a press release obtained Monday morning.
The press release stated that if TTUHSC and TTP don’t reach an agreement, the termination date is set for March 31, 2026. Once the contract expires, TTUHSC officials say more than 30,000 patients will lose in-network access to more than 700 TTP providers across West Texas and the Panhandle.
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“Texas Tech Physicians opened discussions with UnitedHealthcare in early 2025 for the Amarillo, Lubbock and Permian Basin campuses as the rates within these agreements have not been updated in 13 years,” said Martin Clay, TTP Executive Director. “The decision to terminate is primarily due to disagreements over reimbursement rates amid the rising cost of patient care. Health care costs have risen significantly in the last 13 years while TTP’s reimbursement rates with UHC have remained constant.”…