Two days ahead of a contract deadline that threatens thousands of North Texas residents’ in-network health coverage at Medical City Healthcare facilities — the state’s largest insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and the hospital chain say a deal is imminent.
Matthias Spiegel is a healthy 18-month-old toddler. But on the day he was born, Sept. 17, 2021, breathing issues convinced hospital staff at the Medical Center of the Rockies that he needed to be airlifted by helicopter to Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora.
A federal judge in Texas struck down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurers and employers to cover preventive services for free, including cancer screenings and HIV drugs.
A coalition of independent radiology practices has established its own self-funded insurance plan to help counter surging costs. Strategic Radiology Health launched on Jan. 1, offering coverage to employees at all 32 of its member private practices along with company shareholders.
Gov. John Bel Edwards' administration has proposed spending $195.8 million to reach out to Medicaid enrollees and check whether they meet the qualifications for the public health insurance program during a massive Medicaid disenrollment over the next year.
UnitedHealthcare members who use CaroMont Health are getting some good news. Action 9′s Jason Stoogenke found out both sides have worked out a deal with just days to spare. Their current contract was up on April 1. After that, United members would have had to pay out-of-network at many CaroMont facilities or find new doctors.