Prime Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare, Prime Healthcare reach new multi-year agreement
UnitedHealthcare and Prime Healthcare in Illinois have reached a new multi-year agreement that provides continued, uninterrupted network access to the health system, including the following Prime Healthcare hospitals:
- Holy Family Medical Center – Des Plaines
- Mercy Medical Center – Aurora
- Saint Joseph Medical Center – Joliet
- Saint Joseph Hospital – Elgin
- Saint Francis Hospital – Evanston
- Resurrection Medical Center – Chicago
- Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital – Chicago
- St. Mary’s Hospital – Kankakee
This impacts people enrolled in the following benefit plans:
- UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored commercial plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, including Group Retiree and Dual Special Needs Plans (DSNP)
- Individual Family Plan (IFP)
We will mail letters to members who previously received a letter from us regarding the possibility that Prime Healthcare could leave our network. These letters will inform members that Prime Healthcare remains in our network with no change.
We thank our members and employer group customers for their support and patience throughout this process. We are honored to continue supporting all the people throughout Illinois who depend on us for access to quality and affordable health care.