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 ...

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 ...

If you have a health insurance plan, you’ve probably come across the terms “in-network” and “out-of-network.” Simply put, in-network means the doctors or hospitals you visit contract with your ...

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 ...

A major insurance provider ended its contract with the largest hospital in southeastern Idaho. In a Monday afternoon news ...