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The Financial Wire

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Medicare Advantage members with Cigna HealthSpring, Wellcare, Humana or UnitedHealthcare plans in Florida, Colorado, Missouri and Arkansas lose in-network access to NCH, St. Vincent, NKC Health or White River hospitals for 2027 unless they switch by Dec. 7

Medicare Advantage members who rely on NCH in Naples, Florida, St. Vincent in Leadville, Colorado, NKC Health in North Kansas City, Missouri, or White River Health in Arkansas have until Dec. 7 to pick a plan that keeps their hospital in network for 2027. The hospitals are leaving different insurers, so a member’s exposure depends... The post Medicare Advantage members with Cigna HealthSpring, Wellcare, Humana or UnitedHealthcare plans in Florida, Colorado, Missouri and Arkansas lose in-network access to NCH, St. Vincent, NKC Health or White River hospitals for 2027 unless they switch by Dec. 7 appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Leadville, CO · 1d

The Financial Wire

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UnitedHealthcare says Lee Health intends to leave its Medicare Advantage network Jan. 1, 2027, and Sarasota Memorial says renewing its contract appears very unlikely

UnitedHealthcare sent Lee Health a proposal on Oct. 30 to keep its Medicare Advantage and commercial members in network, and the insurer’s Lee Health notice, updated Nov. 3, says the Lee County system still intends to leave both networks starting Jan. 1, 2027. Across the Gulf Coast in Sarasota, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System says... The post UnitedHealthcare says Lee Health intends to leave its Medicare Advantage network Jan. 1, 2027, and Sarasota Memorial says renewing its contract appears very unlikely appeared first on The Financial Wire .

Lee County, FL · 20h

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Nokomis scrapyard faces lawsuit threat over polluted runoff

A team of environmental advocates have filed a formal intent to sue a local metal scrapyard for allegations of polluting nearby waterways if the business doesn’t address stormwater contamination at its facility. Responding to a myriad of complaints from residents over polluted discharge at All Scrap Nokomis, Suncoast Waterkeeper...

Nokomis, FL · 22h

The Daily Sun

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SMH, UHC at ‘impasse’ on new Medicare Advantage deal

SARASOTA — Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is hopeful, but not positive, that it will have new commercial (employer-sponsored) and exchange (Obamacare) health plans agreements with UnitedHealthcare in place before the end of the year.

Sarasota, FL · 3d

The Daily Sun

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Sun Harbor Healthcare earns U.S. News honor

Of the more than 14,600 nursing homes evaluated in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Nursing Homes ratings, only a handful in this region earned the top distinction.

Sarasota, FL · 1d

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Fawcett Hospital Plans $16 Million Emergency Department Expansion

According to Gulfshore Magazine, the Fawcett Hospital expansion will modernize the emergency department at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte. HCA plans a $16 million project at 21298 Olean Boulevard, near the intersection of Olean and Harbor boulevards. Hospital leaders project construction will begin in early 2027. Today, the EDO Healthcare page lists Fawcett as a 253-bed acute-care hospital with a 24-hour emergency care center, giving readers context for the facility’s current scale.

Port Charlotte, FL · 2d

The Money Overview

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Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees lose 51 plans for 2027, and Lee Health’s UnitedHealthcare contract ends Dec. 31 in Fort Myers and Cape Coral

Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees will have 51 fewer plans to choose from in 2027, with the state’s count falling from 611 to 560, and UnitedHealthcare members in Lee County face a second loss on Dec. 31, when Lee Health’s contracts with the insurer end. The drop is the largest of any state. Medicare’s annual enrollment […] The post Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees lose 51 plans for 2027, and Lee Health’s UnitedHealthcare contract ends Dec. 31 in Fort Myers and Cape Coral appeared first on The Money Overview .

Fort Myers, FL · 4d

Main Street Dollars

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Naples Comprehensive Health in Florida will stop accepting Cigna HealthSpring and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans on Jan. 1, 2027, the hospital system says

Naples Comprehensive Health, the hospital system in Naples, Florida, will stop accepting Cigna HealthSpring and Wellcare Medicare Advantage plans on Jan. 1, 2027. The system, known as NCH, says care under those plans is unchanged until then. After that date, its doctors and elective hospital services will not schedule appointments for patients who still hold […]

Naples, FL · 5d

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Plans for Lee Memorial Hospital site could include parks, homes

A linear park along Cleveland Avenue, rowhouses like those in Philadelphia, bike trails and a big civic green are some of the ideas for what the Lee Memorial Hospital site could look like when the hospital closes in 2028. Members of the Fort Myers Economic Development Advisory Board received an...

Fort Myers, FL · 5d

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Lee Health, UnitedHealthcare Standoff Could Strand SWFL Patients by Jan. 1

Thousands of Southwest Florida patients covered by UnitedHealthcare could lose in-network access to Lee Health hospitals and physicians starting Jan. 1, 2027, as a billing dispute between the two organizations continues. Lee Health has notified patients that affected employer-based, individual and Medicare Advantage plans will be treated as out-of-network beginning that date, while the two sides continue negotiating.

Port Charlotte, FL · 5d

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Where patients with UnitedHealthcare insurance can still get care if Lee Health goes out of network

FORT MYERS, Fla. — With Lee Health in active negotiations with insurance provider UnitedHealthcare, thousands of Southwest Florida residents are in danger of losing in-network coverage on Jan. 1, 2027. Back in August, Lee Health announced that it would be dropping UnitedHealthcare as an in-network provider due to what...

Lee County, FL · 6d

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UnitedHealthcare delivers proposal to Lee Health that could maintain network access

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — UnitedHealthcare said it delivered a proposal to Lee Health on Oct. 30 that could maintain long-term network access. According to the website, the proposal from UnitedHealthcare could maintain the access for commercial and Medicare Advantage plans. In addition, UnitedHealthcare said it continues to provide an...

Lee County, FL · 7d

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Charlotte County business expansion at Fawcett Hospital

Charlotte County business expansion doesn’t always mean a new company moving in. Sometimes it means a longtime employer investing again in the place it already calls home. HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital is doing just that with a planned $16 million expansion and modernization of its emergency department in Port Charlotte.

Charlotte County, FL · 9d

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NCH says Naples patient got first US simultaneous implant of WiSE, Micra leadless heart devices

NAPLES, Fla. — A patient with a leaky heart valve and a need for synchronized pacing received a leadless biventricular system from an NCH team in Naples, Florida. The procedure was led by Dr. Dinesh Sharma, an electrophysiologist at NCH’s Rooney Heart Institute. The team paired a Medtronic Micra pacemaker in the right ventricle with EBR Systems’ WiSE CRT System, which paces the left ventricle.

Naples, FL · 9d

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Punta Gorda approves parking for new AdventHealth hospital

The return of a hospital to Punta Gorda moved closer to fruition after City Council granted variances allowing additional parking spaces and other allowances for a planned 17.46-acre AdventHealth hospital campus at 26072 Glasgow Ave., near Jones Loop Road. Previously, the city’s Board of Zoning Appeals recommended approval of AdventHealth...

Punta Gorda, FL · 12d

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NCH Rooney Heart Institute Performs Another “First”

NCH Rooney Heart Institute Performs Nation’s First Tricuspid Valve Repair with PASCAL Precision System Following FDA Approval. Minimally invasive treatment expands options for patients with severe heart valve leakage in Florida. Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) has performed the nation’s first tricuspid valve repair using Edwards Lifesciences’ PASCAL Precision system...

Naples, FL · 14d

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Charlotte County Medicare Advantage patients could go out of network in UnitedHealthcare dispute

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Patients in Charlotte County are worried as Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, along with AdventHealth, face contract negotiations with UnitedHealthcare that could leave thousands out of network by the new year. "I then got a letter from my first physicians group up in Sarasota, which...

Charlotte County, FL · 22d

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Healthcare Is a Public Service: Congressional Candidate Matthew Montavon on Medicare for All

On The Healthy Steps Show (WMNF Tampa 88.5 FM), Dr. Fred Harvey, a board-certified functional medicine physician, interviews Matthew Montavon, the Democratic candidate for Florida's 17th Congressional District (Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties), about healthcare costs, access and the path to universal coverage. In this episode: - Why Americans delay care until it is chronic and costly - Medicare for All, the ACA compromise and the loss of ACA subsidies - Medicaid cuts and work requirements - Illness care vs. healthcare, and why daily walking matters - MAHA, food additives and public health policy - Citizens United, campaign finance, closed primaries and ranked choice voting - Live callers, including a provider whose Obamacare eye exam found early colon cancer Dr. Harvey also invited independent candidate Michael Quirk, who had an emergency, and the Republican incumbent, who did not respond to 3 requests to join us.

Charlotte County, FL · 13d

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Fort Myers crews clear Billy Creek as pollution levels improve

FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK)—Fort Myers continued a multiday cleanup of Billy Creek's filter marshes as crews removed overgrown plants from a system built to keep pollutants out of the waterway. WINK News joined crews as they worked in the wetland filtration system, which treats stormwater runoff from surrounding urban...

Fort Myers, FL · 14d

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North Port’s Healthcare Boom: AdventHealth Expansion Sets the Stage for Massive 5-Story Hospital

North Port is on the verge of a big change in healthcare. AdventHealth plans to build a five-story, 240-bed hospital, but the process starts with a standalone emergency room, 24 beds, ready to serve the city’s growing population of 100,000. Last year, they broke ground for North Port’s first full-service hospital. Now, AdventHealth wants to bring even more medical care to the area.

North Port, FL · 24d