Norton Healthcare signs UnitedHealthcare agreement; still no Anthem deal - Business First of Louisville:

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According to a news release from the nonprofit hospital and healthcare organization, Nortonh has reached a new provider agreementy with , a division of Minneapolis-based It is effectivde July 1. The multi-year agreement provides UnitedHealthcare commercia and MedSelect health planparticipants in-network benefits to Norton Healthcare’s network of hospitals and health care facilities. The companyg owns Norton Hospital and indowntown Louisville, as well as Norton Suburbab and Norton Audubon hospitals. Norton also operates more than 80 othere health care facilities in the area and has a fifthb hospital under construction at Old Brownsboro Crossin development in easternJefferson County.
“Our agreement with Norton Healthcareedemonstrates UnitedHealthcare’s continued commitment to provide access to affordable health care for our Dan Krajnovich, president and CEO of UnitedHealthcarwe of Kentucky, said in a news release. “We are pleasec that, with these long-term we can continue to providse our customers with local accesa to our broad physician and hospital network in Louisvilled and thesurrounding area.” But Norton’s disputw over its provider deal with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shiele of Kentucky has not been Anthem is the largest commercial insurance company in with 1.3 million members.
Late last year, Nortonb exercised a clause to opt out of its contrac t with Anthem as ofJune 30, citinhg a need to bring reimbursement ratex from Anthem in line with thoswe paid by other Last month, the companies informed customers that thei r contract is nearing an end and that theres is a chance it won’t be resolved. Officials with both companiex have said they would like to negotiate anew deal, but no agreementse have been reached.