UPDATE: Sept. 18, 2025: Johns Hopkins and UnitedHealthcare have officially called off contract discussions, keeping the academic medical system out of network with the insurance giant. “Despite our best efforts to find common ground over the past eight months of negotiations, Johns Hopkins Medicine and UnitedHealthcare have concluded contract negotiations without reaching an agreement,” the Baltimore-based system said in a statement on its website Tuesday.

Dive Brief:

Johns Hopkins is now out of network for UnitedHealthcare members after the Baltimore-based health system and the insurer failed to reach a new contract agreement despite months of negotiations.

The previous contract expired on Monday. As a result, roughly 60,000 UnitedHealthcare enrollees can no longer receive covered s

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