Private equity-backed Envision Healthcare has inked a deal to keep hundreds of its radiologists in-network, leaders announced Monday.
The Nashville-based physician firm said it has reached a multi-year agreement with Florida Blue, allowing commercial and Medicare beneficiaries to continue accessing Envision’s services. All told, the new pact covers 250 Sunshine State radiologists and 6,000 total docs in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, trauma care, surgery and other specialties.
“The ability for patients to access care is paramount,” Envision President and CEO Jim Rechtin said in a statement. “Florida Blue shares our commitment to investing in the health and well-being of our community members, and we are pleased to extend our partnership.”
Earlier this year, UnitedHealthcare, the nation’s largest commercial insurer, cut Envision and its 900 radiologists out of its network, citing “egregiously high rates.” UHC did the same to Montefiore Health System, but the two resolved their dispute in October. Envision, however, remains out of network for UnitedHealthcare members nearly one year later.
Marty Stempniak has covered healthcare since 2012, with his byline appearing in the American Hospital Association's member magazine, Modern Healthcare and McKnight's. Prior to that, he wrote about village government and local business for his hometown newspaper in Oak Park, Illinois. He won a Peter Lisagor and Gold EXCEL awards in 2017 for his coverage of the opioid epidemic.