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A survey issued in 2009 by America's Health Insurance Plans found that patients going to out-of-network providers are sometimes charged extremely high fees. [117] [118] Network-based plans may be either closed or open. With a closed network, enrollees' expenses are generally only covered when they go to network providers.
About 35,000 Providence patients with Aetna insurance plans could lose coverage starting this weekend if the two don’t agree on a new contract soon, the Renton-based health care system said ...
Hackensack Meridian Health, locked in a contract dispute with Aetna, has sent letters to the insurer's customers warning them that they may lose in-network coverage if the two sides can't reach a ...
Aetna Inc. (/ ˈ ɛ t n ə / ET-nə) is an American managed health care company that sells traditional and consumer directed health care insurance and related services, such as medical, pharmaceutical, dental, behavioral health, long-term care, and disability plans, primarily through employer-paid (fully or partly) insurance and benefit programs, and through Medicare.
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On October 5, 2013, Seattle Children's hospital filed a lawsuit for "failure to ensure adequate network coverage" when only two insurers included Children's in their marketplace plan. [ 97 ] Concerns have also been raised about insurance carriers' efforts to limit the number of providers in their networks to reduce costs.
Almost two weeks after their contract lapsed, WakeMed and insurance giant Humana have yet to reach a deal, leaving many Medicare patients out of network. WakeMed and Humana contract dispute could ...
NCQA's web site includes a summary of HEDIS results by health plan. NCQA also collaborates annually with U.S. News & World Report to rank HMOs using an index that combines many HEDIS measures and accreditation status. The "Best Health Plans" list is published in the magazine in October and is available on the magazine's web site.