White River Health Dropped From UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, White River Health hospitals and doctors will no longer be considered in-network for UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members. The annual Medicare open enrollment period began Oct. 15 and ends Dec. 7. White River and United have been in negotiations for months with no progress towards a new agreement. White River Health operates two hospitals — White River Medical Center in Batesville and Stone County Medical Center in Mountain View — as well as 27 specialty clinics and 16 family-medicine clinics across north-central Arkansas. Earlier this year, United and Conway Regional Health System announced a new deal just days before a deadline that would have seen the system booted from the United network if not met. White River issued a statement, which reads in part: Unfortunately, we have not made meaningful progress toward a fair agreement for UnitedHealthcare…
