Montefiore Health System and UnitedHealthcare Reach New Long-Term Agreement

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, located at 3415 Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx, is one of ten hospitals in the Montefiore Health System.
Photo by Síle Moloney

Montefiore Health System (MHS) and UnitedHealthcare have reached an agreement on a long-term contract that restores in-network access to all Montefiore Health System hospitals and healthcare providers effective Dec. 1, 2021 for UnitedHealthcare and Oxford employer-sponsored plans, as well as UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Dual Special Needs Plan.

According to hospital officials, the agreement restores in-network access to Montefiore’s 10 hospitals and to more than 200 outpatient facilities throughout the Bronx, Westchester, Rockland and Orange counties.

Colleen Blye, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Montefiore Health System said the long-term health of patients has always been the central focus of the hospital’s negotiations. “Over the past ten months, the support of our local employers, elected officials and communities has been overwhelming,” Blye said. “We are pleased that our patients, once again, have in-network access to their trusted Montefiore hospitals and providers.”

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