Springfield Clinic is rolling out a health plan that will give patients in-network access to doctors. The move comes after last year's dispute with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois that forced at least 55,000 customers to find new healthcare providers.
Thousands of patients of The Polyclinic and The Everett Clinic could soon have to find new medical providers or face higher rates, if the clinics’ owner and a major health insurer can’t agree on a new contract within the month.
The latest round of Medicaid expansion negotiations comes as states prepare for the eventual end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, and as nearly a third of rural hospitals are at risk of closure.
Aspirus Network Inc. and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin on Wednesday announced a new agreement that ensures continued in-network access to care for all of Anthem’s members at Aspirus Network providers and facilities.
Colleen Aycock, an Albuquerque resident, has been battling an aggressive cancer for the past two years. Aycock, like many other New Mexicans, was on UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plan. Lovelace, during those years, has been a main source of care for Aycock – from her primary care provider to critical treatments.