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And United Healthcare's take:
www.uhc.com/hopkins
United Healthcare website screenshot. Text reads: This isn’t about money. We’ve reached agreement on financial terms. What Johns Hopkins is now inexplicably demanding are contractual provisions that would harm our members and customers. At its core, this is about protecting access to care. As an in-network provider, Johns Hopkins should not have the discretion to turn patients away. We have a responsibility to uphold our members’ ability to rely on our network for consistent, equitable access to care they need. Johns Hopkins is demanding language in its contract that would give them the right to refuse treatment for any employer it does not want to do business with. In other words, the health system is attempting to reserve the right to turn away UnitedHealthcare members at its discretion as an in-network provider. This is unacceptable. Our priority is providing people with consistent, reliable and broad access to care. We expect Johns Hopkins to deliver on its commitment to provide care to the individuals and families who rely on them as an in-network provider. A provider who selectively and unilaterally turns patients away—regardless of medical need or coverage—not only undermines the foundation of what it means to be a network provider, but also erodes trust in the U.S. health care system by disrupting equitable access to care. Johns Hopkins is also demanding that UnitedHealthcare be responsible for claims it submits when the patient is not a UnitedHealthcare member
July 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Here's Johns Hopkins' spin
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/united-cover...
Johns Hopkins website screenshot. Text reads: What specific problems are we trying to solve? United's current practices create real barriers to your care: Excessive prior authorization requirements that delay the treatment you need Frequent treatment denials that force you and your doctors to fight for approved care Administrative burdens that take our physicians and nurses away from focusing on your treatment Delayed payments that force us to spend time chasing compensation instead of caring for patients Right now, Johns Hopkins Medicine typically has millions of dollars in unpaid claims submitted to United – resources that should be going toward patient care.
July 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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And the book cover art by Hillary D. Wilson is so beautiful
Picture of the cover of the book "Blood at the Root" by LaDarrion Williams, showing a young black man with candles, a spell book, and magic in front of a blue tinged tree background.
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Great turnout in Baltimore! This was early on when the crowd was still growing
June 15, 2025 at 12:37 AM