A network refers to a collection of health care professionals and facilities that contract with a health insurance company to provide care to the insurer’s plan members at discounted prices. It is ...

Knowing your health plan can help you save money and avoid surprise expenses. Understanding in-network vs. out-of-network providers is key to learning how your health plan works. The providers you see ...

Should the two sides be unable to reach terms before the Dec. 31 deadline, Baptist Health System said 1.4 million Texas ...

Dividing Americans into multiple risk pools increases health care costs. And it limits the ability to debate an insurance system almost nobody understands.

This study found widespread instances of disconnect in online provider directories between information needed by patients and data availability. Objectives: The question of what providers one has ...

Suntree-based Health First Health Plans is expanding its Medicare Advantage plan offerings to customers in Lake, Orange and Seminole counties for 2025, adding to the six counties where the coverage ...

Michael Evans writes about insurance and other finance topics for Investopedia. An insurance industry veteran, he has covered personal finance for more than 20 years for publications including ...

For years, as insurance premiums climbed and Americans worried about medical expenses, economists have pointed to industry concentration as one cause. That policy conversation, however, usually ...

Several major health systems are dropping Medicare Advantage plans in the new year. The hospitals are ending their acceptance ...