{"id":171932,"date":"2026-02-27T20:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171932\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T20:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T20:23:06","slug":"florida-blue-and-cleveland-clinic-strike-deal-to-keep-broward-hospital-in-network-sun-sentinel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/171932\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Blue and Cleveland Clinic strike deal to keep Broward hospital in network \u2013 Sun Sentinel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleveland Clinic Florida has reached an agreement with Florida Blue to remain in-network with the provider.<\/p>\n

This means patients with Florida Blue and its various plans can continue to receive care at the Cleveland Clinic in Weston without incurring out-of-network costs. The eleventh-hour agreement reached on Friday comes on the last business day before the existing agreement was set to expire on March 1. This new multi-year contract applies to Florida Blue employer-sponsored plans, Medicare Advantage plans and Health Insurance Marketplace (ACA, or Obamacare) plans.<\/p>\n

The hospital leaders had been working fervently to sign a new contract with Florida Blue to avoid interruption in coverage for its patients. In November,\u00a0 Cleveland Clinic had informed patients<\/a> of the possibility of losing in-network status at the Weston hospital on March 1. On its website, the hospital had announced: \u201cWe remain committed to delivering the highest-quality care\u202fat an affordable cost \u2014 and we hope that Florida Blue joins us in that commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n

If an agreement had not been reached, it would have left Broward County residents with Florida Blue plans with even fewer choices. \u00a0Florida Blue already is out of network<\/a> for Broward County\u2019s two large public health systems: Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System, which together operate 11 hospitals and represent hundreds of providers and specialists.<\/p>\n

Cleveland Clinic\u2019s Florida region includes its Weston hospital as well as its Indian River hospital in Vero Beach, Tradition hospital in St. Lucie County, and two hospitals in Stuart in\u00a0 Martin County.<\/p>\n

On Friday, the Cleveland Clinic posted this notice to patients: \u201cWe are pleased to inform you that Cleveland Clinic and Florida Blue have reached a new agreement. This means patients with Florida Blue can continue to receive care at the Cleveland Clinic as an in-network facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florida Blue offered this written statement: \u201cWe appreciate Cleveland Clinic Florida\u2019s collaborative approach which enabled us to reach a fair and sustainable agreement and look forward to continuing to partner with them to support the well-being of the community we collectively serve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis agreement protects patients, helps control health care costs for individuals and businesses, and recognizes the value of the care Cleveland Clinic provides across South Florida,\u201d the insurer said. \u201cIn today\u2019s environment, the rising costs of living and health care are a significant burden, and our members need our support more than ever. As a mission-driven health care company, we are dedicated to advocating for our customers and working towards solutions that address their needs and concerns.<\/p>\n

Neither would disclose any further details about the contract length or terms. Disputes between insurers and health systems<\/a> are becoming increasingly common, leaving patients and physicians frustrated.<\/p>\n

South Florida Sun Sentinel health reporter Cindy Goodman can be reached at cgoodman@sunsentinel.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cleveland Clinic Florida has reached an agreement with Florida Blue to remain in-network with the provider. This means…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171933,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[506,28,29,249,251,250,571,114,266,115,109],"class_list":{"0":"post-171932","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fort-lauderdale","8":"tag-broward-county","9":"tag-florida","10":"tag-florida-news","11":"tag-fort-lauderdale","12":"tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","13":"tag-fort-lauderdale-news","14":"tag-health","15":"tag-latest-headlines","16":"tag-local-news","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-social"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}