AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Martin Clay, the Texas Tech Physicians Executive Director, is advising patients on the next steps regarding the notice termination of the Commercial and Medicare Advantage participation agreement with UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company sent by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Texas Tech Physicians.
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Previous reporting 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. Clay provided potential next steps for patients during an interview with MyHighPlains.com.
“About a year ago, Texas Tech reached out to UHC to engage with them about a contract negotiation,” Clay said. “We’ve had a contract with UHC for a number of years. In fact, it’s been about 13 years since we have seen it kind of change in that contract. We reached out to them and didn’t really hear much from them, didn’t really respond to our proposal until recently.”
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Clay noted that UHC’s response was not “on par” with what TTUHSC and TTP requested.
“It’s not that we needed them to come all the way where we were going, but we needed them to make a good faith effort to try to get there,” Clay said…