The number of people affected by the TriZetto Provider Solutions (TPS) data breach is now thought to have exceeded 700,000 ...
HONOLULU (Island News) --Rising health care costs are pushing some doctors to rethink the way they do business. A father-daughter medical practice in Honolulu is now cutting out the middle man.
Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...
Patients are increasingly caught in disputes as health insurers and providers fail to agree on contract terms. A Florida cancer patient was forced to change his insurance plan to keep his doctors at a ...
Lawmakers have filed legislation that seeks to ensure humans make decisions about denials of insurance claims. Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Commissioner Mike Yaworsky, pictured here at a ...
Have you ever noticed a sign in a doctor’s office saying that you may have to pay extra insurance costs if you discuss additional problems with your physician? If so, you’re not alone. As health care ...
Obesity China's sixth leading risk factor in disability, death Number of overweight, obese to increase to 65% by 2030 Weight-loss drugs too expensive, doctors say Generics could bring price pressure, ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Tampa Bay plastic surgeon advocating for breast cancer patients who are denied insurance coverage recently found herself in an unexpected spotlight when one of television's ...
Last winter, Amber Wingler started getting a series of increasingly urgent messages from the local hospital in Columbia, Missouri, letting her know her family's health care might soon be upended. MU ...
With the red tape of health insurance already causing frustration for millions of Americans, doctors are helping to shed light on a common industry practice: downcoding. Insurance companies change ...
Doctors say insurers are automatically downgrading their claims and paying less. Insurers say it’s their duty to prevent overbilling. In the beginning of the year, Dr. Terry Wagner’s office manager ...
The cost of health insurance is rising for Minnesotans with Medicare plans, according to newly finalized plans released by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS ...