Dear Valued Patients and Families,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wanted to inform you of a recent development between Jackson County Memorial Hospital (JCMH) and the insurance plan called Humana, which includes Humana Medicare Advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many of you recently received letters informing you that your doctor and\/or JCMH is no longer in-network. This is true, and as of 11\/14\/22 Humana will no longer offer JCMH as a provider for your care in this plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our decision to not accept Humana\u2019s contract terms and payment practices was not taken lightly. All healthcare providers must have a fair and equitable contract administered consistently. While we made every effort toward conciliation, we were not able to achieve this with Humana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of November 14, 2022, JCMH and all of our providers will be considered out-of-network providers with Humana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are also considered out-of-network providers with any Advantage policies such as Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield Advantage,<\/strong> Medicare Gold, and AARP Medicare Advantage.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n All patients who qualify for Medicare benefits have the option of choosing Traditional Medicare. If you want to continue using JCMH as an in-network provider or facility, you will need to change your enrollment to Traditional Medicare. You can call 1-800-MEDICARE to enroll. Open Enrollment begins October 15 and runs through December 7. You can only enroll during this time period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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