UnitedHealthcare Renews Network Relationship with Health First in Central Florida

UnitedHealthcare and Health First have reached a multi-year agreement.

UnitedHealthcare’s members enrolled in employer-sponsored commercial plans and Individual Family Plan (IFP) will have continued uninterrupted access to Health First Medical Group providers as well as the following Health First hospitals in Central Florida, effective immediately:  

• Viera Hospital
• Holmes Regional Medical Center
• Palm Bay Hospital
• Cape Canaveral Hospital
• Health First Surgery Center at Babcock 

Health First’s hospitals and providers remain out of network for members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans.

Health First providers remain out of network for members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Florida (Medicaid).

• Members enrolled in UnitedHealthcare Community Plans in Florida (Medicaid) continue to have network access to all of Health First’s hospitals, which remain in network.

Our priority throughout the negotiation was to reach an agreement that was affordable for consumers and employers and to provide the people we serve access to the care they need from the doctors and care providers they know and trust, and this agreement helps accomplish that goal.

Letters are being mailed to impacted members who were previously notified, informing them of our renewed relationship with Health First, and that its hospitals and providers remain in-network.

Thank you for your support throughout the negotiation process. UnitedHealthcare is honored to serve you!