UnitedHealthcare, CaroMont Health come to contract agreement

CHARLOTTE — UnitedHealthcare members who use CaroMont Health are getting some good news.

Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke found out both sides have worked out a deal with just days to spare.

Their current contract was up on April 1. After that, United members would have had to pay out-of-network at many CaroMont facilities or find new doctors.

However, the parties agreed to terms through March 31, 2025. This means those patients will remain in-network with no disruption in their service.

Patients who got United specifically through their employer and use any of the CaroMont facilities listed below, would have had to pay out-of-network prices for everything service there, or would they would have had to switch doctors.

The following were the affected CaroMont facilities:

• Regional Medical Center
• Regional Medical Center-Mount Holly
• Cancer Center
• Lincoln Cancer Center
• Outpatient Surgery
• A few others

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