11+ hour, 39+ min ago  (316+ words) Court Rejects Insurer Claims, Suggests Insurers Use "Lowball Offers" to Maximize Profits The Court categorically rejected BCBS Georgia's attempt to weaponize federal and state law to collaterally attack HaloMD, the provider community, the No Surprises Act (NSA), Independent Dispute Resolution…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (644+ words) PRATT, Kan. (KAKE) - Concern is mounting for Pratt residents as its local hospital is in default; however, Pratt Regional Medical Center claims "it is not" defaulting in a statement, despite owing the county nearly 1.6 million dollars. Pratt Regional Medical Center…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (654+ words) Meg Heriford, owner of Ladybird Diner in Lawrence, sits at the counter in her restaurant. She said she won't be able to afford health insurance this year if federal subsidies expire. LAWRENCE, Kansas — Meg Heriford darted around Ladybird Diner, a…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago  (388+ words) WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — Health insurance premiums are climbing sharply across Kansas, forcing some families to rethink how they’ll afford coverage next year — and prompting community clinics to prepare for more uninsured patients seeking care. Wichita hairstylist and small business owner…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (192+ words) Many Kansas hospitals, especially in rural parts of the state, are in trouble. Hospitals are sounding the alarm as long-term sustainability approaches crisis levels with challenges stemming from a shortage of nurses and doctors, rising operational costs, and declining payments…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago  (1292+ words) TOPEKA — Financial consequences of a new Medicaid reimbursement timeline that is part of the president’s spending and tax cut bill may negatively affect patients and nursing homes, a Kansas nursing home leader said. The reconciliation bill decreased the time period…...