As of midday Friday, UNC Health says it’s continuing efforts to reach a “new, fair” agreement, but “progress has been difficult.” ...

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 ...

UNC Health and Cigna are continuing negotiations for a new contract into the holiday weekend. The current agreement ends ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is implementing an interesting method to highlight out-of-network costs and to reduce them. Here’s what BCBS says in a letter sent to employers and posted ...

CareOregon, the largest Medicaid provider in the state, will soon stop covering mental health and substance use treatment from out-of-network providers. Coverage will will end on Oct. 1 for Medicaid ...

Question: I just found out that one of my providers is no longer in network for my Medicare Advantage Plan. What are my options? Answer: There are many important factors to consider when learning to ...

In a post-reform era, out-of-network payments remain one of the last frontiers for ASCs to reap higher reimbursements and increase their profit margins. However, an alarmingly high number of ASC ...

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 ...

On the heels of closing dozens of medical offices in NJ, Optum, a UnitedHealth company, plans to stop taking several ...

When looking to buy a surgery center, the percentage of out-of-network cases an ASC does is one of the most important factors a buyer considers. In a recent VMG Health survey, 93 percent of buyers ...

I provide Superbills for out of network reimbursement. If you’re here, you’re probably craving a change. Maybe you’re stuck in a relationship rut, battling body image struggles, or caught in 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 ...