Northern Light Health will end its contract with Humana for Medicare Advantage Plan

Date: 08/21/2024

Brewer, Maine (August 21, 2024) — Northern Light Health is ending its Medicare Advantage network contract with Humana effective September 30, 2024. This was a difficult decision and was made after spending considerable time and effort over the past year to try to resolve numerous ongoing administrative issues. This decision only affects our patients on the Humana Medicare Advantage plan. Humana Military patients are **not** affected.

Northern Light Health will continue to provide care to our Humana patients as an out-of-network provider. Receiving care from an out-of-network provider may mean higher out-of- pocket costs. Patients must contact Humana at 1-800-457-4708 to learn about their out-of-network benefits. Patients may also contact Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 with questions regarding their options.

Northern Light Health remains in-network with the following Medicare Advantage plans:

• Aetna Medicare Advantage
• Anthem Medicare Advantage
• Martins Point Generations Advantage
• United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
• WellCare Medicare Advantage

Patients are encouraged to evaluate their options ahead of the Medicare Advantage Annual Election Period which runs from October 15 - December 7, 2024, or the Open Enrollment Period which runs from January 1 - March 31, 2025.

Our patient service representatives are always happy to talk about any billing and payment questions.