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

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

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,

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.