Bronson Healthcare

We are actively negotiating in good faith to renew our network relationship with Bronson Healthcare

We are engaged in good-faith discussions with Bronson Healthcare (Bronson) to renew our network relationship. Our goal is to reach an agreement that is affordable for consumers and employers in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana while providing continued access to the health system’s hospitals and physicians.

In the event we are unable to reach an agreement, Bronson’s providers as well as the following hospitals will be out of network for people enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans, effective Jan. 1, 2026:

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital
  • Bronson Battle Creek Health
  • Bronson Lakeview Hospital
  • Bronson South Haven Hospital

The following plans are not impacted by this negotiation and will continue to remain in-network with Bronson, regardless of the outcome of our negotiation.

  • Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Michigan (Medicaid)

Facts you should know

Our goal is to reach an agreement and avoid disruption to your care

We are fully committed to engaging in productive, good-faith discussions and urge Bronson to work with us to reach an agreement that is affordable for families and employers.

Our top priority is to reach an agreement and ensure the people we serve have continued uninterrupted network access to affordable health care at Bronson’s hospitals and physicians.

We will remain at the negotiating table with Bronson for as long as it takes to reach an agreement. We hope Bronson shares our commitment and works with us on solutions that are affordable and sustainable.

We have a responsibility to provide the people we serve with access to quality health care while also helping to contain rapidly rising health care costs

We are proposing market-competitive rates that will continue to reimburse Bronson fairly and similarly to its peers while slowing the unsustainable rise in health care costs.

Maintaining fair and competitive agreements with the hospitals and providers in our network is critical to our ability to meet this commitment to our members and customers.

We are committed to engaging in productive, good-faith negotiation and are hopeful that Bronson will continue to work with us to reach an agreement that is affordable for families and customers in southwest Michigan and northern Indiana.

Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans are not impacted by this negotiation

The following plans are not impacted by this negotiation and will continue to remain in-network with Bronson, regardless of the outcome of our negotiation:

  • Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Michigan (Medicaid)

We remain engaged in good-faith discussions with Bronson to renew our network relationship for employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans.

Frequently asked questions

We are actively meeting with Bronson in an effort to renew our relationship for employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans. We want to keep Bronson in our network and are committed to engaging in productive negotiation.

We will remain at the negotiating table with Bronson for as long as it takes to reach an agreement that provides the people we serve continued access to care that is both quality and affordable.  

The following plans are not impacted by this negotiation and will continue to remain in-network with Bronson, regardless of the outcome of our negotiation:

  • Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Michigan (Medicaid)

In the event we are unable to reach an agreement, Bronson’s hospitals and providers will be out of network for people enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

The following plans are not impacted by this negotiation and will continue to remain in-network with Bronson, regardless of the outcome of our negotiation.

  • Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Michigan (Medicaid)

The following hospitals will be out of network for people enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans as of Jan. 1, 2026, if we are unable to reach an agreement:

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital
  • Bronson Battle Creek Health
  • Bronson Lakeview Hospital
  • Bronson South Haven Hospital

This negotiation impacts members enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans.

The following plans are not impacted by this negotiation and will continue to remain in-network with Bronson, regardless of the outcome of our negotiation.

  • Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Michigan (Medicaid)

Yes. Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP), as well as UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Michigan (Medicaid) are not impacted by this negotiation and will continue to remain in-network with Bronson, regardless of the outcome of our negotiation.

If we are unable to renew our agreement with Bronson, the people we are privileged to serve will continue to have access to in-network care from a broad network of hospitals and providers. 

For support finding in-network hospitals, members can call the customer care number on their health plan ID card or visit their plan’s website:

UnitedHealthcare members who are in the middle of treatment at a Bronson hospital or with a Bronson health provider may qualify for continuity of care, which provides continued in-network benefits for a specified period of time after a hospital or physician leaves our network.

Examples of conditions that would be eligible for continuity of care include but are not limited to the following:

  • People in active treatment for cancer
  • Individuals in ongoing treatment for transplant services

Any member who believes they need continuity of care should contact UnitedHealthcare to determine if they are eligible.

For information regarding how to apply and whether they might be eligible for continuity of care, members should call the number on their health plan ID card.

In the event of an emergency, UnitedHealthcare members should go to the nearest hospital and will be covered at the in-network benefit level, regardless of whether the hospital participates in our network.

UnitedHealthcare members should always go to the nearest hospital in the event of an emergency. Their services will be covered at the in-network benefit level, regardless of whether the hospital participates in UnitedHealthcare’s network.

For support finding in-network hospitals, members can call the customer care number on their health plan ID card or visit their plan’s website: