Johns Hopkins goes out of network with UnitedHealthcare after failed contract negotiations

Dive Brief:

Johns Hopkins is now out of network for UnitedHealthcare members after the Baltimore-based health system and the insurer failed to reach a new contract agreement despite months of negotiations.

The previous contract expired on Monday. As a result, roughly 60,000 UnitedHealthcare enrollees can no longer receive covered services at Johns Hopkins facilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.

UnitedHealthcare and Johns Hopkins blamed each other for the contract lapse. Negotiations are ongoing and could result in a new agreement in the coming months.

Dive Insight:

UnitedHealthcare and Johns Hopkins have been at the negotiating table for eight months trying to hammer out a contract to keep the nonprofit system’s six hospitals and more than 40 other care locations in netw