Negotiations between Infirmary Health and United Healthcare failed to yield success after months of talks to keep the insurance company’s contract with the healthcare system.
The case was contested in June 2023 and still has not been resolved. Meanwhile, people in the rural areas surrounding Loxley have few health care options.
Thomasville Regional Medical Center opened, offering state-of-the-art medicine that was previously unavailable in a poor, isolated part of Alabama. Now, the hospital is facing a financial crisis.