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Brightpoint receives grant to help uninsured families access health insurance
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (171+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Leaders at a local organization say they have another way to help people who need health insurance but can't afford it. Brightpoint works to help people in Northeast Indiana access housing, health insurance, and programs to…...
FSSA to terminate MDwise’s Medicaid contract
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (381+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - An Indiana-based nonprofit health plan that provides Medicaid coverage shared Wednesday that the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has terminated its Medicaid contract. MDwise's Medicaid contract will terminate on Dec. 31. The nonprofit, which has served…...
Parkview Health continues talks to extend coverage for Anthem Medicare plans
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (153+ words) (WPTA) - A spokesperson for Parkview Health says their agreements with Anthem Medicare might change at the start of next year. At the beginning of July, Parkview Health and Anthem reached an agreement on a new multi-year contract for commercial plans....
Anthem, Parkview reach new multi-year agreement
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (168+ words) (WPTA) - Parkview Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have reached an agreement on a new multi-year contract weeks before deadline. The insurance company and the region's largest healthcare provider shared online on Thursday that they have agreed on…...
Anthem, Parkview extend current contract as they work to reach new deal
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (184+ words) (WPTA) - Parkview Health and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have extended their current contract as negotiations to finalize a new agreement continue. A spokesperson for Parkview Health, the region's largest healthcare provider, announced on Thursday that they have extended…...
Parkview Health continues contract negotiations with Anthem ahead of deadline
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (473+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The region's largest healthcare provider is continuing contract negotiations with Anthem as its July 31 deadline approaches. Anthem's current contract with Parkview Health expires on August 1, and Anthem's website reads that its leaders are in good faith…...
How a new law aimed at lowering healthcare prices could affect you
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (592+ words) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Over the next few years, some Indiana hospitals might have to start lowering their cost or they risk losing their non-profit status. A new law gives Indiana's five big non-profit hospitals an ultimatum: lower prices or…...