After months of negotiations, Huntsville Hospital Health System and United Healthcare have reached an agreement that maintains the in-network status for United subscribers who are patients in HH Health System hospitals.

Jeff Samz, chief executive officer of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, said, “This new agreement enables patients to continue to have access to the HH Health care teams that they know and trust. Our patients will always be our first priority.”

The new agreement applies to Huntsville Hospital, Madison Hospital, Athens-Limestone Hospital, Decatur Morgan Hospital, DeKalb Medical Center, Helen Keller Hospital, Highlands Medical Center, Lincoln Health, Marshall Medical Centers (North & South), and Red Bay Hospital.