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When insurance says no: A cancer patient's fight highlights prior authorization frustrations

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (766+ words) Keaton Herzer has spent hours on the phone, daily, trying to get clarity from his insurance company over denials for lifesaving medical treatments. The calls, documented in videos he posted to social media, have become part of his daily routine…...

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fox17online.com > news > local-news > kzoo-bc > kalamazoo > bronson-healthcare-unitedhealthcare-reach-new-contract-agreement-for-southwest-michigan-patients

Bronson Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare reach new contract agreement for southwest Michigan patients

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (148+ words) Josh Berry has spent more than a decade covering news across the country. A storyteller at heart, he loves giving a voice to people who wouldn't otherwise have one. Bronson began notifying its patients of a possible disruption in coverage…...

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fox17online.com > news > local-news > kzoo-bc > kalamazoo > bronson-healthcare-patients-may-lose-in-network-coverage-with-united-insurance-by-january

Bronson Healthcare patients may lose in-network coverage with United Insurance by January

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (325+ words) KALAMAZOO, Mich. " Roughly 30,000 people who have United Insurance in the Kalamazoo area use Bronson Healthcare. Those people could soon be without in-network coverage if a deal between the healthcare system and the insurance company isn't reached soon. Many people's doctors…...

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fox17online.com > news > local-news > michigan-home-care-workers-vote-to-unionize-in-historic-seiu-victory-affecting-32-000-employees

Michigan home care workers vote to unionize in historic SEIU victory affecting 32,000 employees

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (384+ words) GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. " Thousands of home health care workers across Michigan have voted to unionize in what's being called one of the largest union victories in the Midwest since auto workers organized in the 1940s. The historic vote brings nearly 32,000 previously…...

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Dying man denied coverage for cancer treatment

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (236+ words) SPARTA, Mich. " A man dying from cancer is being told by his insurance company they won't cover the treatment that could save his life. Forrest VanPatten is just 50 years old. He says he only has a few months left. But…...

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fox17online.com > news > local-news > blue-cross-blue-shield-of-michigan-cuts-200-jobs

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan cuts 200+ jobs

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (157+ words) DETROIT, Mich. " Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has laid off more than 200 non-union employees and eliminated hundreds of additional open positions as part of ongoing cost-cutting measures. The health insurer is working toward reducing administrative costs by $285 million in…...