Johns Hopkins Medicine and UnitedHealthcare have ended contract negotiations, leaving thousands of patients without in-network health insurance, according to a letter reviewed by our media partner, The Baltimore Banner .

The letter states that Johns Hopkins will not return to accepting UnitedHealthcare coverage for its patients.

The Banner said that Johns Hopkins leaders are urging anyone with coverage through UnitedHealthcare to find new doctors and hospitals or risk higher out-of-pocket costs.

Hopkins Medicine leaders sent a letter to medical staff Monday evening about the end of negotiations and plan to alert patients Tuesday morning, the Banner reports.

More than 60,000 Johns Hopkins patients in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. are impacted by the loss of health insurance

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