A network refers to a collection of health care professionals and facilities that contract with a health insurance company to provide care to the insurer’s plan members at discounted prices. It is ...

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 ...

Should the two sides be unable to reach terms before the Dec. 31 deadline, Baptist Health System said 1.4 million Texas ...

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 ...

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Several major health systems are dropping Medicare Advantage plans in the new year. The hospitals are ending their acceptance ...

PHOENIX — Thousands of Arizonans are struggling to find in-network care as major health insurance providers and a major health care provider continue to be at odds on a contract. Last month, Dignity ...

April 28 (Reuters) - A mental health care provider network that works with the health insurance plan for New York State employees was hit with a federal lawsuit on Monday over claims it misled ...

A contract impasse between one of Oregon’s largest health insurers and Lane County’s biggest health system could put thousands of patients in medical limbo this summer. PacificSource notified its ...

Lawsuits accuse insurance companies of providing false information about therapists and doctors.

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...