"UnitedHealthcare and Mount Sinai Reach Last-Minute Deal to Preserve Access for New Yorkers"

Mount Sinai Health System and UnitedHealthcare have reached a new multiyear contract, ensuring that Mount Sinai's hospitals and doctors will remain in network for people enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual plans, including the Oxford Health Plan. The agreement comes after months of stalled negotiations and just before Mount Sinai-affiliated doctors were set to be removed from UnitedHealthcare's network, which would have affected tens of thousands of New Yorkers. The deal resolves a contentious dispute over payment rates and access to care, providing relief to patients and ensuring continued access to Mount Sinai's physicians.