HealthPartners and UnitedHealthcare said Tuesday they’ve reached a multi-year agreement that will allow some 30,000 subscribers to UHC’s senior Medicare Advantage plans to remain in-network next year, meaning patients can continue to visit ...

The Minnetonka-based health insurer says the new contract “ensures continued, uninterrupted network access” to hospitals and clinics at the Bloomington-based health system.

The new agreement comes months after HealthPartners said it would stop accepting some UnitedHealthcare insurance plans in 2025.

UnitedHealthcare on Tuesday announced it has reached an agreement with HealthPartners on Medicare Advantage plans

The backdrop: Medicare Advantage plans provide an alternative to original Medicare for about 34 million of Medicare's 68 million enrollees, and stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans provide prescription benefits for about 23 million of the enrollees.