Overview
- Johns Hopkins told staff and will notify patients that it will not return to UnitedHealthcare’s network, urging enrollees to seek new providers or consider other coverage during open enrollment.
- UnitedHealthcare says eligible patients approved for continuity of care can keep seeing Hopkins providers at in‑network rates for up to 90 days from approval.
- The health system cites onerous authorization and denial provisions that it says impede care, while UnitedHealthcare accuses Hopkins of seeking terms that could exclude certain employer plans.
- The disruption affects Hopkins providers in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., with Hopkins locations in Florida and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network enrollees unaffected, according to UnitedHealthcare.
- Talks stretched more than eight months with multiple deadline extensions before Hopkins declared a stalemate, as UnitedHealthcare says it remains willing to negotiate.