To make an informed choice, it helps to understand the pros and cons of in-network vs. out-of-network participation. Here’s ...
Thousands of people are caught in the middle of a contract fight between UConn Health and Aetna. Now, the health system is ...
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 ...
About 1,600 patients in Washington County covered by Aetna Medicare Advantage individual plans will find their insurance no ...
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 ...
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What Is a Health Insurance Network?

A network refers to a collection of health care professionals and facilities that contract with a health insurance company to ...
UNC Health and Cigna have not reached an agreement as of Monday morning, leaving Cigna subscribers facing "out of network" ...
A new policy by the health insurer Anthem will penalize hospitals for using doctors outside of its coverage network. Anthem ...
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 change is meant to ...
More than 4,000 UNC Health patients with Cigna insurance are facing uncertainty after the insurer’s contract with the health ...
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller was the latest state official to propose protections for healthcare consumers against surprise balance bills, when she announced new measures 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 ...