Posted 3/19/2024, 10:18:00 PM
Mount Sinai, UnitedHealthcare Resolve Contract Dispute, Restoring Patient Coverage
- Mount Sinai and UnitedHealthcare reached a new 4-year contract after a dispute over payment rates disrupted patient coverage
- All Mount Sinai hospitals and doctors are back in UnitedHealthcare's network as of immediately
- The contract disagreement caused confusion and concern for over 80,000 UnitedHealthcare customers who used Mount Sinai services in the past year
- Mount Sinai said the new contract provides fair payment rates for its providers and fewer claim denials
- A separate ongoing contract dispute between Aetna and NewYork-Presbyterian could result in lost coverage for Aetna patients at NYP hospitals and clinics