Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is backing off a decision that could have led to the health insurer not paying for the full duration of anesthesia if a surgery in Connecticut goes longer than a predetermined time limit, according to the state comptroller. Beginning in February, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri would have only…
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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield is backing off a decision that could have led to the health insurer not paying for the full duration of anesthesia if a surgery in Connecticut goes longer than a predetermined time limit, according to the state comptroller. Beginning in February, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Connecticut, New York and Missouri would have only…
Blue Cross of Idaho appears to have quietly taken down the section of its page that lists the names, photos and biographical details of its executive team, including its president and CEO Paul Zurlo, following the fatal shooting of the CEO of another health insurance company Wednesday in New York. A spokesperson for Blue Cross of Idaho declined to comment Friday.
Chesterfield-based health system Mercy will cover Anthem patients in Missouri in 2025. Under the new contract, Anthem customers who have plans through their employer, Medicare Advantage or the Affordable Care Act marketplace will maintain their coverage for care at Mercy, which operates dozens of hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinics in Missouri,…
According to the announcement, Davis fraudulently obtained approximately $63,898.33 from American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus by submitting 18 fraudulent insurance claims between October 2017 and September 2020. A joint investigation by the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and the Maryland Insurance Administration revealed…
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For years, patients in the U.S. health care system have grown frustrated with a bureaucracy they don’ t understand. This week’ s fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has unleashed a wave of public feeling— exasperation, anger, resentment, helplessness— from Americans sharing personal stories of interactions with insurance companies, often seen…
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A new report warns Mississippi could see the steepest drop off in health insurance coverage if Congress doesn't vote to extend temporary health coverage subsidies at the end of next year. Over 100,000 Mississippians would lose health insurance– a 43% increase in the state's already-high uninsured rate– the policy think tank The Urban Institute predicted…
The health insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield has reversed a new policy that would stop paying for patients’ anesthesia for the full length of surgeries if the procedure goes over an allotted time limit. The policy, which was set to go into effect in Connecticut, New York and Missouri in February, was announced in November but went viral earlier this…
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–The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street is the latest moment to shine a light on the tensions roiling American life. On social media in particular, some users gloated about the killing— a reaction they framed as rooted in their enmity for the health insurance industry. That, in turn, brought rebukes from others who condemned those…
Minnetonka- based UnitedHealth Group is a diversified traded health care company with more than 400,000 employees. UNH most recently ranked in the top five on the Fortune 500 list of American businesses, just behind Apple, and publicly trades on the New York Stock Exchange. A division of UNH, UnitedHealthcare is the largest provider of health insurance…
The Tulsa FMAC, the Red Dirt Relief Fund and the Oklahoma Film+ Music Office have banded together to make a difference. "This is an invaluable resource for Tulsa's world-class musicians, artists and creatives to help educate them on the accessibility of quality health insurance and care without having to sacrifice pursuing their passion in the creative…
FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2024– After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for anesthesia during medical procedures. When the change was first announced last month, the American Society of Anesthesiologists quickly responded with outrage.
Most Americans are happy with their own health insurance— but, when it comes to the overall health care system, that’ s a different story, new polling reveals. The latest YouGov poll, conducted Dec. 5 with a sample of 4,515 U.S. adults, found widespread dissatisfaction with the way health care is administered in America. It comes the day after a gunman shot and killed…
