TAMPA - BayCare Health System and UnitedHealthcare announced Jan. 18 that they have reached a new, five-year agreement. Effective immediately, patients with UnitedHealthcare’s commercial insurance and Medicare Advantage plans once again have in-network access to BayCare’s hospitals, facilities, services and physicians.
In addition, UnitedHealthcare members who received care at BayCare on or after Nov. 26 will be considered in-network.
“We heard from our community about how important it is to continue receiving care from BayCare. We worked hard to reach resolution, and we are pleased with the outcome,” said Stephen Mason, BayCare’s president and CEO. “The new agreement strikes the right balance between fair reimbursements and keeping health care affordable for Tampa Bay area residents.”
BayCare is now in-network with the following UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans: AARP MedicareComplete, UnitedHealthcare Dual Complete, UnitedHealthcare group retiree Medicare Advantage plans and UnitedHealthcare Nursing Home Plan.
BayCare’s physician groups also are now in-network with UnitedHealthcare, including: HealthPoint Medical Group, Morton Plant Mease Immediate Care, Morton Plant Mease Primary Care, Morton Plant Mease Specialists, St. Anthony’s Primary Care, St. Anthony’s Specialists and Suncoast Medical Clinic.
For a full list of BayCare’s hospitals, facilities, services and physician groups that are under the new agreement, visit www.baycare.org/healthplans.
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