Phoenix Children’s

We are actively negotiating with Phoenix Children’s Hospital to work toward a long-term agreement that is affordable for Arizona families and employers

UnitedHealthcare and Phoenix Children’s Hospital (PCH) are in negotiation to renew our network relationship. Our goal is to reach an agreement that is affordable and sustainable for the people and employers we serve.

In the event we are unable to reach an agreement, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix Children’s Medical Group and Phoenix Children’s Medical Group Urgent Care will be out of network for members enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual commercial plans, effective July 1, 2026.

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan in Arizona (Medicaid) members are not impacted by this negotiation and will continue to have network access to PCH through a separate agreement.

Facts you should know

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

Maintaining fair and competitive agreements with the doctors and facilities in our network is critical to our ability to meet this commitment to our members and employers.

Our goal is to reach an agreement with PCH that continues to reimburse the health system at market-competitive rates while balancing the need for access to affordable care for Arizona families and employers.

We will remain at the negotiating table with Phoenix Children’s for as long as it takes

We hope PCH will contine to join us there and work toward an agreement Arizonans can afford.