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 ...

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 ...

Want a say in the news? Email Claudia at [email protected] to have your thoughts on the stories covered here or on ...

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 ...

Jefferson Health’s Lehigh Valley Health Network will go out of network Monday for members of UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans. That means about more than 20,000 people who get care at LVHN ...

After weeks of negotiation and hours before a deadline, LCMC and UnitedHealthcare have reached a tentative deal. LCMC Health issued the following statement:"LCMC Health is pleased to share that we ...

As Brian Nowlin walked out of his yearly physical earlier this month, the staff at his doctor’s office handed him a flyer. Beginning in January, the flyer informed him, his Blue Cross and Blue Shield ...

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 ...

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 ...