Launching in January, Healthpitality is being marketed as a membership-based alternative to traditional health insurance. It will rely heavily on telehealth services to treat hospitality workers.
Patients who use Prisma Health and have UnitedHealthcare insurance continue to ask about negotiations between the two entities. As of right now, 10 days remain until Prisma Health hospitals and providers are out of network with all UnitedHealthcare insurance plans.
Representatives of both UnitedHealthcare and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System said Tuesday that they are working on a deal to keep SMH and First Physicians Group in-network on UHC’s Medicare Advantage Plans.
The current contract, which would impact roughly 20,000 retirees, is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2023.