Orlando Health, United Healthcare reach agreement

Gene Saladna
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Orlando Health announced Tuesday morning that it has reached an agreement with insurance provider United Healthcare.

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Channel 9 recently reported that the two sides were facing a midnight deadline to settle pricing for certain medical services.

Failure to do so could have caused 70,000 Orlando Health patients to be out of network.

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It is not clear what time a deal was reached, but Orlando Health said there was never a lapse in coverage for United Healthcare patients.

In a statement to Channel 9, Orlando Health’s senior vice president said the following:

“Throughout this process, we remained focused on trying to ensure that patients who choose Orlando Health for their medical needs continued to have access to comprehensive, convenient, high quality healthcare services whether they were inpatient or outpatient. We were also committed to reaching an agreement that was fair to all patients, whether they are on a commercial or individual plan, Medicare or Medicaid.”

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UnitedHealthcare provided Channel 9 the following statement:

“UnitedHealthcare and Orlando Health have reached agreement on a new, multi-year contract that ensures continued, uninterrupted access to Orlando Health’s hospitals, facilities and physicians for people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans as well as our Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (VACCN).

Our top priority throughout the negotiation was to ensure the people and families we serve throughout central Florida have continued access to quality, affordable care, and this new agreement helps accomplish that goal. We appreciate Orlando Health’s collaboration in achieving this outcome.”

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