New York City-based Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and UnitedHealthcare have reached a multi-year agreement that ensures the health system will remain in network for commercial members.
Memorial Sloan Kettering and UnitedHealthcare confirmed the deal was reached July 1, the same day a previous coverage agreement was set to expire.
“The new agreement, effective today, includes market-aligned rate adjustments consistent with those of other National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in Manhattan,” Memorial Sloan Kettering said in a July 1 news release.
There was no interruption of care for UnitedHealthcare members at the health system.
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