A pair of major Massachusetts health insurance companies are warning their members of a cybersecurity incident involving ransomware that is impacting systems that are used to service customers, accounts, brokers, and providers, officials said.
In 2014, Lisa French had spinal surgery. She was told she would have to pay $1,337 in out-of-pocket costs and that her insurance would cover the rest. However, the hospital ended up sending French a bill for $229,000. When she didn’t pay, it sued her.
The Biden administration plans to roll out a new initiative this week guaranteeing free Covid vaccines, treatments and tests for the uninsured into 2024, two people briefed on the matter told POLITICO.
This week, Hey Jane, one of more than a dozen virtual abortion providers that have no physical locations, began contracting with the insurers Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut, Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield of New York and Sana, which provides health plans for small businesses nationwide.
Seven labor unions on Tuesday are set to endorse a plan that would extend health coverage to more undocumented residents living in New York. A letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins backed the proposal to allow an estimated 245,000 people living in New York to receive coverage under the Essential Plan.
Governor Doug Burgum used his veto power to try and kill a plan relating to health insurance plans. On Monday, House Bill 1416 was brought back, and lawmakers voted unanimously to override that veto.
