Philadelphia nurse and patient advocate to testify before the U.S. Department of Labor on fighting insurance denials

Nearly 1 in 5 people say they’ve experienced a health insurance denial within the past year, according to a national survey. Read More

White House announces rule that would cut insurance red tape over mental health and substance use disorder care

The Biden administration announced a final rule on Monday meant to expand access and lower costs for care for mental health and substance use disorders. Most provisions in the rule will apply to group ... Read More

What to Do When Health Insurance Denies Care You Really Need

Denials can occur either before you’ve gotten a test, procedure, or treatment—when a provider submits a request for prior authorization, for example—or after you’ve already received care. The insurer ... Read More

Don’t Have Health Insurance? What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

With or without health insurance, an unexpected illness or serious accident requiring medical attention, emergency care, or a follow-up treatment plan can lead to poor credit or even bankruptcy. Read More

Essentia Health to stop accepting UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage insurance plans

Essentia Health will no longer accept in-network providers for Medicare Advantage plans administered by UnitedHealthcare and Humana. Read More

Avoid these 5 common mistakes to prevent health insurance claim rejection

It's not uncommon for health insurance claims to be rejected, and while many people blame the insurance company, often the issues stem from the policyholder’s mistakes. Here are five critical mistakes ... Read More

Biden administration finalizes rules to ensure insurers pay for mental health care

The Biden administration on Monday announced it would finalize a highly anticipated proposal meant to force health insurers to cover mental health care on ... Read More

Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?

Accessing mental health care can be a harrowing ordeal. Even if a patient ... insurance plans through employers. These are generally regulated by federal law. Although the law requires insurers ... Read More

Private health insurers are getting millions written off as taxpayer foots the bill

Private health insurers are ... "most relevant to the claims of one private health insurer", according to a HSE report. It means many people are paying private health insurance subscriptions ... Read More

What does the presidential election mean for ICHRA and the health insurance market?

Either Harris or Trump could enact changes to the health insurance market that bump HRAs off their path to growth. Read More

Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?

Accessing mental health care can be a harrowing ordeal. Even if a patient finds a therapist in their network, their insurance company ... becoming one of the first states to do so. California’s law ... Read More

Insurers can restrict mental health care. What laws protect patients in your state?

Accessing mental health care can be a harrowing ordeal. Even if a patient finds a therapist in their network, their insurance ... one of the first states to do so. California’s law requires ... Read More