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UnitedHealthcare and Phoenix Children’s Hospital are embroiled in a bitter contract dispute that would lock out families and children from care at the hospital by June if the two sides don’t come to a new agreement.

And at least according to the hospital, the fight isn’t over prices, which is the traditional sticking point.

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“We’ve been in negotiations for two months. We haven’t had any discussions of rates,” Phoenix Children’s CEO Bob Meyer said. “It’s denials. It’s getting out of hand.”

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