United Health and Ascension Health Florida are negotiating a deal with a deadline fast approaching. Are you worried?

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – United Healthcare has announced it’s currently in negotiations with Ascension Health Florida regarding the two parties’ network relationship.

The insurance provider wrote on its website: “If we are unable to reach an agreement, Ascension Health Florida’s hospitals, facilities and its physicians will be out of network for the following plans, effective May 1, 2025:

• Medicare Advantage plans, including Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP) and Group Retiree
• Employer-sponsored commercial plans
• UnitedHealthcare Community Plan (Medicaid)"

News4Jax has reached out to Ascension for comment and will update this article when we receive one.

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Ascension operates four hospitals in Northeast Florida including:

• Ascension St. Vincent’s Clay County
• Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside
• Ascension St. Vincent’s Southside
• Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns County

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