GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – Patients were left in limbo for months after UF Health and UnitedHealthcare struggled to make a deal.
The new multi-year agreement goes into effect May 5, allowing UF Health hospitals and physicians to once again be covered under United’s medical insurance network.
UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored commercial plans and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Florida (Medicaid) are included in the deal.
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“This new agreement provides thousands of United patients continuous access to premier, compassionate, academic-quality health care throughout Northeast, North Central and Central Florida,” said Stephen J. Motew, M.D., M.H.A., FACS, president and system CEO of the UF Health clinical enterprise. “We appreciate the patience of our communities and are thankful for all the hard work our health care team has devoted to our tradition of excellence in caring for our communities.”
UF Health officials say the arrangement is designed to reduce administrative overhead, improve efficiency, and enhance care management.,
“The contract provides UF Health physicians and caregivers acceptable terms and relief from administrative obstacles,,” said Marvin Dewar, M.D., J.D., chief executive officer and chief medical officer of UF Health Physicians. “We want to protect patients’ access to the expert care they know and trust, now and in the future.”
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