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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Duke and UNC Health remain at odds with a pair of major insurance companies, meaning patients across the Triangle could find themselves out-of-network if an agreement on a contract can't be reached ...

Moses Goldstein, 64, of Jersey City has a pacemaker and has been seeing the same cardiologist in Bayonne for five years. But at his last visit this week, he was told he can't see her any longer, as ...

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 ...

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, ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. UNC Health and Cigna, Duke Health and Aetna remain in contract disputes. Out-of-network care leads to higher patient bills and ...