LCMC hospital leaders are warning patients under UnitedHealthcare that they soon could lose in-network coverage. The two parties have until Nov. 1 to agree on contract negotiations, or 36,000 LCMC patients could lose coverage.

The contract negotiations determine how much hospitals will be reimbursed by UHC and how much patients will pay. The ongoing contract disputes impact all eight hospitals. Advertisement

UHC officials say that LCMC is asking for a 40 percent hike, which is too costly for them.

"LCMC is demanding a more than 40% price hike that would make its hospitals significantly more expensive than any health system in the New Orleans market. Approximately $80 million of the $113 million LCMC is seeking would come out of the operating budgets of local employers, impacting th

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