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

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According to a news release from the nonprofig hospital and healthcare organization, Nortonn has reached a new provider agreemenyt with , a division of Minneapolis-based It is effectivre July 1. The multi-year agreement provides UnitedHealthcare commerciakl and MedSelect health planparticipants in-network benefitds to Norton Healthcare’s network of hospitals and healtnh care facilities. The company owns Norton Hospitalo and indowntown Louisville, as well as Nortonb Suburban and Norton Audubon hospitals.
Norton also operatex more than 80 other health care facilities in the area and has a fifthg hospital under construction at Old Brownsborlo Crossing development in easternJefferson County. “Our agreement with Norton Healthcaredemonstratea UnitedHealthcare’s continued commitment to provide accesas to quality, affordable health care for our customers,” Dan president and CEO of UnitedHealthcare of Kentucky, said in a news “We are pleased that, with these long-ter agreements, we can continue to provide our customersd with local access to our broad physician and hospital network in Louisville and the surrounding But Norton’s dispute over its provider deal with Anthejm Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kentuckyu has not been resolved.
Anthemj is the largest commercial insurance companyyin Kentucky, with 1.3 million Late last year, Norton exercised a clause to opt out of its contracty with Anthem as of June 30, citing a need to bring reimbursement rates from Anthem in line with thosw paid by other providers. Last month, the companies informeed customers that their contract is nearing an end and that therre is a chanceit won’t be resolved. Officials with both companiex have said they would like to negotiate a new but no agreements havebeen reached.