An arbitrator is directing New York City to quickly move ahead with a plan to transfer some 250,000 municipal retirees from their current Medicare coverage to a Medicare Advantage plan operated by a private insurer — despite ongoing and persistent efforts by some retirees to block the move.
Chestnut Hill resident Mark Pinsky was tired of feeling like a number at the doctor’s practice he’d used since the 1990s, so when he turned 65 last summer and signed up for Medicare, he decided to make a change.
Catholic Health and Catholic Medical Partners have reached a new agreement with one of Western New York's largest health plans. The two-year agreement with Independent Health guarantees the health plan's members continue to have access to Catholic Health hospitals and its network of services, along with the 900 physicians affiliated with Catholic Medical Partners.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Attorney General Miller announced Thursday the state will receive $44.4 million in a settlement with Centene Corporation, a managed care organization. According to a press release from the AG's office, the settlement follows allegations that the company overcharged Iowa’s Medicaid program for pharmacy benefits and services.
HOUSTON — They thought they were buying health insurance, but what they got wasn’t insurance at all. Nearly 200 consumers have filed complaints with the Better Business Bureau and the Texas Attorney General’s Office claiming a faith-based Houston company took their money but left them with little to no coverage and a lot of unpaid medical bills.