Three quick facts:
1. Boca Raton Regional Hospital and Boca Raton Hospital Outpatient Diagnostic Imaging Centers are now out of network for UnitedHealthcare’s commercial, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid benefit plans. Out-of-state, Neighborhood Health and Oxford plans are also out of network.
2. The contract termination does not affect UnitedHealthcare’s physician agreements; it only applies to the hospital agreement.
3. Negotiations are ongoing. The two entities have been unable to reach an agreement since talks began about a month ago.
More articles on coding, billing and collections:
CMS payment rules may signal cardiology shift to ASCs in 5-10 years
California workers’ comp fee schedule updates to take effect in days — 4 changes
Semmes Murphey Clinic CEO John Lewis on ASC reimbursement trends
