HomeInsurance

Insurance

Poll: People View Prior Authorization as Greatest Burden in Navigating the Health System

New KFF polling explores the challenges beyond costs that people with insurance face in navigating the health care system. People cite prior authorization review as their top problem by a wide margin, with a third (32%) saying prior authorization requirements are a “major...

LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: DEP fights hunger in PA, invests $4.1M in food recovery infrastructure

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is investing $4,125,923 in Commonwealth nonprofits — such as food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens — through the Food Recovery Infrastructure Grant (FRIG) Program to help reduce wasted food and fight hunger in Pennsylvania. “This program...

Why MLB stars are being told they can’t play in the World Baseball Classic

Insurance concerns for players in the World Baseball Classic reached a fever pitch Saturday, when officials from Team Puerto Rico said they might withdraw the team from the tournament after learning eight to 10 of their players would be denied coverage.“That option is...

CVS to go out of network for Horizon NJ Health Medicaid customers

VIDEO: Images from some romantic South Jersey restaurantsSouth Jersey has plenty of options for a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day or any day.Medicaid users under Horizon NJ Health may need to switch where they pick up their prescriptions this spring, as CVS Pharmacy...

First Independence Bank, Detroit, Michigan, Assumes All Deposits of Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust, Chicago, Illinois

WASHINGTON — Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was closed today by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. The FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with First Independence Bank to...

My insurance says I owe nothing, so why is Quest Diagnostics demanding $563?

in this case Jan Burnett receives a “zero balance” statement from her insurance company after routine blood tests, believing her bill is settled. ...