Becker's Healthcare August 27, 2024
Signs of tensions between Carson Tahoe Health and UnitedHealthcare have been apparent for a while.
In November 2023, the Carson City, Nev.-based health system alerted the community that it would terminate its contract with the nation’s largest health insurer, a move estimated to affect up to 13,000 people.
“This has a huge negative community impact, a negative financial impact, and a negative patient care impact, but at some point, UnitedHealth has to be held accountable. We are trying to put our patients first,” Katie Kucera, vice president and CFO at Carson Tahoe, told Becker’s.
By May 30, 2025, patients with commercial and Medicare Advantage coverage from UnitedHealthcare will lose in-network access to the system’s two hospitals and provider network...
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