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Payer-provider friction intensified this week as CarolinaEast Medical Center said it will exit UnitedHealthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Advantage networks July 1, citing denials, payment policies, and reimbursement delays as “financially and operationally unsustainable”—a concrete signal that MA administrative burden is now shaping network adequacy and access dynamics for seniors. At the same time, the American Hospital Association backed the House Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, reinforcing provider pressure for federal intervention on MA prior authorization and payment practices. In parallel, providers and enablement firms continued positioning for CMS’ ACCESS Model participation—e.g., Blossom Ridge Medical/Bloom Value and Innovaccer’s Story Health—showing that while MA contracting remains contentious, stakeholders are still pursuing outcomes-based and specialty-oriented VBC pathways tied to CMS innovation models (CarolinaEast MA exit; [AHA support for MA Improvement Act](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxOQXp1SEdRWVN0UVZjVVRIVkZUX1g4eE0yOG9jTkNsRGh5YnhKOElYNE1OblVUcVZpTThDeFVjNEE3QW1uTG00Y3VYNGpfX2xNbGhmbXZYV
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