Why insurers, health systems are breaking up
By Admin | April 05, 2022
Insurers and health systems across the U.S. have been at odds during the most recent cycle of contract negotiations, and terminated contracts are affecting thousands of patients.
As hospitals continue to recover financially from the COVID-19 pandemic and deal with higher supply costs and employee wages, many organizations have tightening margins and hope to negotiate higher rates with insurers as a result. Hospitals are also pointing to rising inflation as a reason for needing higher rates.
One recent example is Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health's public breakup with UnitedHealthcare. Thousands of the insurer's beneficiaries went out of network with Broward April 1 after the two sides failed to agree on a new contract. Broward reportedly asked UnitedHealthcare for...(More)
For more info please read, Why insurers, health systems are breaking up, by Becker's ASC Review
