UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in the Mobile, Alabama, area could be out of network at University Hospital on Dec. 1 if USA Health and the insurer do not sign a new contract by Nov. 30. The two sides agreed to extend talks to that date, USA Health says, and its page reports that negotiations are still going.
What USA Health says happens on Dec. 1
USA Health’s UnitedHealthcare page says the contracts were set to expire Sept. 30 and that the parties agreed to extend negotiations until Nov. 30, 2026. The page says University Hospital and Children’s & Women’s Hospital would both be out of network for UnitedHealthcare commercial and Medicare Advantage plans after the deadline.
The wording on appointments is direct. Appointments and visits scheduled on or after Dec. 1 will be out of network, the page says, while charges for services before Nov. 30 stay the same. FOX10 in Mobile reported the extension on Nov. 1, quoting a USA Health news release…