The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Photo credit: Patrick Semansky / AP.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Photo credit: Patrick Semansky / AP.

Healthcare providers say the fight between Johns Hopkins Medicine and UnitedHealthCare is about aggressive tactics used by insurance companies that are compromising patient care.

JHM providers are no longer in-network for UHC plans after a deadline passed on Monday for the two to reach a contract agreement.

The rift wasnโ€™t about money, but rather about UHCโ€™s policies. JHM stated that UHC was aggressively denying claims and using red tape to slow claims approvals.

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