Becker's Healthcare May 17, 2024
North Platte, Neb.-based Great Plains Health plans to stop contracting with Medicare Advantage plans in 2025.
The Great Plains Health Innovation Network, which includes the system’s clinics and independent practices, will drop Centene’s Wellcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare plans in 2025. In a May 16 news release, the system encouraged patients to opt for traditional Medicare in 2025 to continue receiving care from Great Plains Health providers.
“To put the patient first, we can no longer be under contract with a plan that causes significant delays in care, longer hospital stays and outright denials of care,” Narayana Koduri, MD, Great Plains Health’s chief medical officer, said.
In the past year, several other health systems have...
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