A contract has been reached with UnitedHealthcare which will allow patients at The Villages Health to use the company for their insurance coverage in 2026.
UnitedHealthcare had been locked in a stalemate with Humana’s CenterWell, which recently acquired The Villages Health for $68 million after The Villages Health went bankrupt in the aftermath of a $360 Medicare billing scandal.
The contract stalemate between Humana and UnitedHealthcare had put thousands of patients at The Villages Health in a nerve-wracking position as the final days of Medicare enrollment were ticking down to the Dec. 7 deadline.
It has been announced that in 2026, The Villages Health will accept health plans from Aetna, CarePlus, Florida Blue, Humana and UnitedHealthcare.
In 2016, The Villages Health tried to force all of its patients onto the UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans, creating an uproar. Patients had been ordered to switch to UnitedHealthcare or stop receiving care at The Villages Health.
Following is a list of UnitedHealthcare coverage options to be accepted at The Villages Health as a result of the contract agreement reached in negotiations through Humana’s CenterWell:
