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How to reduce health care costs in retirement
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (53+ words) fox10tv. com How to reduce health care costs in retirement Chemical smell prompts evacuation of Callahan School for the Deaf and Blind "Never too late: 72-year-old Mobile woman earns degree at South Alabama New ADA accessible boardwalk opens at Bayfront Park…...
Blue Cross Blue Shield to pay $2. 67 billion settlement. Who will see a check?
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (155+ words) (Gray News) - Blue Cross Blue Shield has started sending settlement payments from a $2. 67 billion class action lawsuit. A class action lawsuit filed in 2013 against more than 35 Blue Cross Blue Shield plans alleged the company violated antitrust laws by limiting market…...
ADOC cancels billion-dollar healthcare contract with Yes Care
2+ week, 1+ day ago (87+ words) fox10tv. com ADOC cancels billion-dollar healthcare contract with Yes Care Suspected DUI driver hits Las Vegas police officer, paramedic Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley delivers State of the City Address Where have they gone? Saying goodbye to buffets on the Las…...
Alabama early intervention funding changes force some providers to cut services in rural counties
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (68+ words) fox10tv. com Alabama early intervention funding changes force some providers to cut services in rural counties 22 affordable homes hit the market in Midtown Mobile with income requirements Prichard boxer earns a shot a WBC championship Jury deliberates in Darius Lucky capital…...
Contract between USA Health and United Healthcare has expired: What policyholders need to know
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (303+ words) MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - For those with United Healthcare insurance and choose to seek care at Providence Hospital, you could face higher out-of-pocket costs, as your services may be treated as out-of-network due to failed negotiations between the hospital and insurance…...
Obamacare sticker shock: Premiums could more than double overnight
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (566+ words) MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Like many people who are self-employed, lawyer Jason Darley buys health insurance for his family from the health care marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. And like tens of thousands of Gulf Coast families, he got…...
Here is why health insurance rates are skyrocketing
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (329+ words) (CNN) - Open enrollment is back - a time when people can enroll, renew or change health care plans for the upcoming year - but no matter whether you choose a health care plan through your employer or the Affordable Care Act, most…...
Viva Health: Medicare Annual Enrollment Period
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (293+ words) Each year, the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, also known as AEP, begins October 15 and ends December 7. During this time, Medicare-eligible Alabamians should take a moment to review their current benefits for coverage changes to ensure they are on the best…...
AI used to fight insurance claim denials
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (226+ words) MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Two words: prior authorization. Without it, your healthcare plan might not pay for your treatment. The doctors makes the request when the patient needs the treatment, like an MRI, surgery, or prescription for an expensive medication. The…...