Saturday marks the beginning of the seventh month that the University of Florida Health system has been out of network with United Healthcare.
That means nearly 75,000 people in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Central Florida are paying substantially higher costs to access medical care if they are insured by United.
When health insurance denies coverage for essential medications, the consequences can be severe. From formulary exclusions to step therapy hurdles, patients face barriers that often contradict clinical best practices.
With Medicare set to run out of funding for telehealth coverage by the end of March, Democratic Representative Ro Khanna of California has introduced the Telehealth Coverage Act to continue the services.
Several community health centers in Connecticut are cutting back on dental care — or eliminating it entirely — due to insufficient Medicaid reimbursement rates, officials there said Monday.