Senate Bill 189 took aim at a new policy by Indianapolis-based Elevance Health Inc. that cut hospital reimbursement by 10% if an out-of-network clinician was involved with care.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Akron’s Summa Health will stop scheduling appointments for people with out-of-network and non-contracted insurance plans, effective Monday, Sept. 1, the health system announced. The ...
Contract showdowns between hospital systems and health insurers are happening more often, and patients are caught in the middle. In recent months, disputes over expiring contracts have led to tens of ...
Last winter, Amber Wingler started getting a series of increasingly urgent messages from her local hospital in Columbia, Missouri, letting her know her family's health care might soon be upended. MU ...
Upstate residents with Aetna health insurance may find their care at Spartanburg Regional Health System out of network.
It’s a familiar frustration for those trying to find a doctor or therapist: You browse the provider directory on your insurance company’s portal and, at first, it seems like there are plenty of ...
Mount Sinai, one of New York City’s largest hospital systems, moved out of network for hundreds of residents under the insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. The change ...
When someone dials 911 in a life-threatening emergency, there is no moment of choice. No comparison of networks. No review of benefits. No open-enrollment decision tree. There is only a call for help, ...
GET FIGURED OUT. AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE THERE. JODI. THANK YOU. NEW AT SIX. A BILL THAT WOULD REQUIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES TO COVER SOME OUT OF NETWORK SERVICES IS ADVANCING IN THE IOWA STATE HOUSE ...
Indiana lawmakers have passed legislation banning health insurers from penalizing hospitals for using out-of-network providers, a direct rebuke of Elevance Health in its home state. The bill received ...
Patients sometimes find themselves scrambling for affordable care when their insurer and hospital get into a contract dispute. Here are six things... 6 things to know if your doctors are suddenly out ...