Noozhawk republishes news articles from KFF Health News on national and state health-related issues that affect Santa Barbara ...

Several physician associations are urging Elevance Health to abandon its new policy that penalizes hospitals and contracted facilities for using care providers who are not in-network with its Anthem ...

Medicaid managed care network adequacy standards exhibit significant heterogeneity across regions and specialties, potentially creating large variations in health care access and quality. Objectives: ...

Three leading medical groups have spoken out against an Elevance plan to impose a 10% payment penalty on facility claims ...

"Implementing robust network adequacy requirements is an underutilized tool. Failing to address network adequacy undermines other policy initiatives to expand access to affordable care," says the ...

A new analysis throws water on the potential benefits of narrow, or "high performance," networks. Researchers at Georgetown University's Center on Insurance Reforms analyzed federal laws, state ...

A merger left Hannah Hale without options. Digestive Health Associates of Texas combined with Texas Digestive Disease Consultants in January 2021 to become GI Alliance, a specialty group that includes ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The vice president of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois claims the insurance company doesn't have any regulatory issues going into Fiscal Year 2024. Although, Springfield ...

Americans struggle to enjoy reasonable and timely access to health care. While inadequate access predates the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic’s disruption of traditional delivery modalities ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State representatives passed a plan Wednesday to improve network adequacy standards for health insurance companies. The legislation could require insurance companies to ...

With consumer protection as our primary mission, the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) takes very seriously its regulation of the industry to ensure carriers comply with state laws and ...

Federal regulators are trying to set expectations and a tentative schedule for public exchange plans in 2015; they're also proposing a new approach to network adequacy and essential community ...