“His experience managing health insurance exchanges and working with public school systems makes him the ideal candidate to lead beWellnm as our goal is to provide affordable health care to all New Mexicans,” said David Shaw, chairman of the beWellnm board.
Illinois’ top Medicaid contractor has repeatedly failed to deliver basic medical services to thousands of foster children, from dental visits to immunizations to well-being checks, leaving foster parents to scramble to find health care, wait months for appointments and pay medical expenses out of their own pockets for the abused and neglected children they take into their homes, an Illinois Answers Project investigation has found.
Contract negotiations between two major regional health care companies have some patients and subscribers on the edges of their seats. CDPHP and St. Peter's Health Partners have been at an impasse over a contract agreement involving reimbursement rates.
Lehigh Valley Health Network will stop accepting Aetna insurance next year, a move that could lead to higher out-of-pocket costs for thousands of patients suddenly out of network with their doctors, according to a source familiar with the announcement.
After trying over and over to get Blue Cross Blue Shield and Mayo Clinic to let Blue Cross Blue Shield’s Medicare Advantage plan in-network for MercyOne, Brad Arends and the Albert Lea Healthcare Coalition achieved their goal, and MercyOne will be in-network for 2023 enrollment, the coalition announced this week.
Some Florida small businesses do not offer health insurance, but that doesn’t mean they don’t care about their employees. “Each year, small employers across the state have to make tough decisions about offering health insurance to their employees. It’s not a question of wanting to offer it, but a matter of affordability,” said Sanela Boyce, vice president, product and local market integration for Florida Blue, Florida’s local Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plan.