Saint Mary's, Health Plan of Nevada at odds over Medicaid coverage once again – Reno Gazette Journal

Fire art of Saint Mary’s hospital.(Photo: Ross Brinkerhoff)The fight between Saint Mary’s Health Network and Health Plan of Nevada is on once again following disagreements regarding payment.Saint Mary’s says it informed HPN earlier this month that it will stop accepting its HPN Medicaid plan unless ongoing issues are resolved by Oct. 9. Saint Mary’s accused HPN of not upholding its end of their contract agreement.If issues are not resolved, Saint Mary’s will stop accepting HPN Medicaid, Senior Dimensions and HPN commercial products on Oct. 19. Saint Mary’s also said that it will continue to accept patients using fee-for-service Medicaid products as well as Medicaid Amerigroup.“This termination is a result of contract terms that were not upheld by HPN, which continues to engage in a deliberate and regular practice of denying payment and/or underpaying Saint Mary’s for medical services provided to …
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