{"id":763053,"date":"2026-07-14T20:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/763053\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:47:13","slug":"agreement-between-wexner-medical-center-humana-set-to-end-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/763053\/","title":{"rendered":"Agreement between Wexner Medical Center, Humana set to end in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A spokesperson for Wexner Medical Center said approximately 26,000 people will be affected by the change.<\/p>\n<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio \u2014 Thousands of patients with Humana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.10tv.com\/health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">medical<\/a> insurance will soon be out of network for The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The James Cancer Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement is set to end on Oct. 1, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Wexner Medical Center said approximately 26,000 people will be affected by the change.<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.10tv.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile we are disappointed by this decision, our focus is on minimizing disruption for our patients\u2019 health care needs and helping them understand their options for continuing care with us,\u201d the spokesperson said in part of a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Humana also released a statement, saying the company understands that the change causes concern for its members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur priority is to keep members informed and supported. Humana will provide clear guidance and personalized assistance to help members continue receiving the care they need and to help members transition to other in-network providers,\u201d the company said in part.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for Wexner Medical Center said there is no need for patients to change doctors at this moment. The hospital will reach out to the patients affected by this change.<\/p>\n<p>Humana said it is open to renewing the contract as long as both parties can keep costs affordable for members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A spokesperson for Wexner Medical Center said approximately 26,000 people will be affected by the change. COLUMBUS, Ohio&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":763054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-763053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=763053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/763053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=763053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=763053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=763053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}