More doctors embrace membership fees, shunning health insurance

Willowbend alleges unpaid dues dating back to June 2019......»»

UnitedHealthcare customers can continue seeing Houston Methodist doctors for two additional months in light of the coronavirus crisis. Houston Methodist and UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH), the largest health insurance company nationwide and .....»»

Private U.S. health insurance companies have agreed to cover coronavirus treatment and waive co-payment fees for coronavirus testing, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday at a White House meeting with insurance company executives......»»

Humana Inc. expects to see its individual Medicare Advantage membership grow by roughly 8% in 2020. The Louisville-based health insurance company said in a filing Tuesday that its individual Medicare Advantage membership is expected to grow by bet.....»»

If a life or health insurer goes bust, other insurance companies will step in to help cover policyho.....»»

The South African Constitution’s Bill of Rights accords everyone the right to health care. Yet 84% of the nation’s 58.8 million people have no medical insurance and rely on a public health system with too few doctors and dilapidated facilities,.....»»

The White House will release an executive order on Monday, June 24, 2019, intended to require insurance companies, doctors and hospitals to give patients more information about precisely what their care will cost before they get it......»»

The state Department of Financial Services has approved the purchase of Hospitals Insurance Co. by medical-malpractice giant The Doctors Co. for $638 million. Hospitals Insurance Co.—which also... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

The health insurance marketplaces haven’t failed, as some Republicans still insist. Yet the Obama appointee who set them up gives them only a passing grade......»»

Colorado’s individual health-insurance market is failing, with average premiums rising 20 percent in 2017 and another 27 percent this year. As such, a bill moving through the Colorado Legislature asks this question: Is it fair to ask some 2 million.....»»

As an E.R. doctor in New Orleans, Brian Falkner attends to the kind of gruesome medical cases that would seem to underscore the importance of health insurance......»»

As an E.R. doctor in New Orleans, Brian Falkner attends to the kind of gruesome medical cases that would seem to underscore the importance of health insurance......»»

The health insurer Anthem Inc. was sued by doctors in Georgia for declining to pay for some emergency-room care, escalating a long-running battle over how far insurance plans can go to push patients to seek lower-cost treatment......»»

A flood of surprise hospital bills could start arriving in U.S. mailboxes as early as January unless two giant for-profit health care companies resolve a dispute over whether thousands of doctors remain in patients’ insurance networks......»»

Yolo County officials are urging Dignity Health and a Medi-Cal health plan provider to go back to the negotiating table, after weeks have passed since thousands of patients lost access to their doctors......»»

In today’s challenging health care environment, health insurers and providers — including the doctors, clinicians, hospitals and others that provide care — have an unprecedented opportunity to work together toward achieving quality health o.....»»

The 'Uncaring' author and physician explains why it's happening, and says health care must be more customer-friendly......»»

Advancing heart problems had become so serious for James Fowler that his doctors suggested he make sure his funeral arrangements were in order. Looking for hope, he turned to the team of heart specialists at Wake Forest Baptist Health. The.....»»

Doctors from Advocate Aurora Health, NorthShore University HealthSystem and Comer Children’s Hospital said they plan to gi.....»»

People who don’t have health insurance often face barriers to getting care and tend to suffer substantially from medical debt......»»