UF Health reaches agreement with United Healthcare

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF Health officials have announced the signing of a new multiyear agreement with United Healthcare, effective May 5, 2025. UF Health hospitals and physicians will once again be in the United provider network for thousands of patients in Gainesville, Jacksonville, St. Johns and Central Florida.

“This new agreement provides thousands of United patients continuous access to premier compassionate, academic-quality health care throughout Northeast, North Central and Central Florida,” said Stephen J. Motew, M.D., M.H.A., FACS, president and system CEO of the UF Health clinical enterprise. “We appreciate the patience of our communities and are thankful for all the hard work our health care team has devoted to our tradition of excellence in caring for our patients.”

The new arrangement is designed to reduce administrative overhead, improve efficiency and enhance care management.

“The contract provides UF Health physicians and caregivers acceptable terms and relief from administrative obstacles,” said Marvin Dewar, M.D., J.D., chief executive officer and chief medical officer of UF Health Physicians. “We want to protect patients’ access to the expert care they know and trust, now and in the future.”

People enrolled in the following plans will have network access to all UF Health’s hospitals, facilities and physicians, beginning May 5:

• United Healthcare employer-sponsored commercial plans
• United Healthcare Community Plan of Florida (Medicaid)

This agreement also restores network access to UF Health Flagler Hospital, facilities and physicians for people enrolled in United Healthcare Medicare Advantage plans, including Dual Special Needs Plans.

All other UF Health hospitals and physicians throughout the state continue to participate in United Healthcare’s Medicare Advantage network.