As negotiations between UnitedHealthcare and The Villages Health continue, patients are wondering whether their UHC plans will be accepted at TVH in 2026. One expert we talked to said these longer negotiations are becoming more common.

Thousands of The Villages Health patients insured through UnitedHealthcare may have to find new healthcare providers if a deal isn’t reached between CenterWell, a division of Humana, and UnitedHealthcare.

Patients at The Villages Health were told the company's sale earlier this year would not affect their care. But negotiations between UnitedHealthcare and the new owners could mean thousands will have to find new Medicare plans, change doctors, or pay more money.

A health care shakeup is underway in The Villages after Villages Health filed for bankruptcy earlier this year amid questions over Medicare overbilling. A judge recently approved the sale of Villages Health to CenterWell.

A major health care group that caters to The Villages retirement community has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it tries to sell to a major health group and deals with hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicare overpayments.