Renown Health in Reno, Nevada, will stop scheduling appointments for patients on Medicare Advantage plans that leave it out of their networks, starting January 1, 2027. Until December 31, 2026, those patients can still schedule and attend appointments at Renown.
Renown says it mailed letters in August 2026 to patients on affected plans. The letter’s message is blunt: a patient who stays on an out-of-network plan cannot book at Renown once the new year begins.
A cutoff for booking, not a ban on care
The wording on Renown’s Medicare Advantage updates page is specific. Patients “will not be able to schedule appointments at Renown if they remain on an out-of-network Medicare Advantage plan,” and the cutoff applies from January 1, 2027…