An insurance coverage agreement between Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare expired Monday, impacting nearly 60,000 patients in the Maryland area.
Effective immediately, Johns Hopkins facilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. are considered out-of-network for patients with employer-sponsored, Individual Family Plans, Medicare Advantage plans, and Medicaid plans through UnitedHealthcare.
For months, the two organizations have been negotiating a contract that would have kept patients covered.
Failing to reach an agreement
UnitedHealthcare repeatedly claimed that Johns Hopkins was seeking to implement terms that would have negatively impacted patients…