Breaking a 10-month stalemate, WellNow Urgent Care and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) have at last executed a new contract agreement, putting WellNow back in-network as of November 15, 2024, according to an email from WellNow. Excellus insurance plans covered about 300,000 WellNow visits in New York last year. At least 40 centers are located in Central New York where hospital closures in recent years have provided WellNow opportunities to fill gaps in access. “At WellNow Urgent Care, our number one priority is providing high-quality, affordable, and accessible care to patients in our communities,” Sam Meites, President of WellNow Urgent Care, tells JUCM via email. “Being back in network with Excellus BCBS will allow us to do just that in our more than 70 urgent care clinics across New York.”
Leading brand: The WellNow corporate entity ranked number 5 by number of locations among all urgent care operators in Urgent Care’s Top 100 list, compiled by JUCM in June 2024.