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Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield coverage ending for Mount Sinai medical office visits
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (407+ words) When Thursday begins, thousands of Long Islanders insured by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will no longer have visits at Mount Sinai medical'offices covered. Indianapolis-based Anthem's contract with New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System expired Wednesday, according to both…...
Anthem insurance contract dispute may imperil access to Mount Sinai Health System for some
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (590+ words) About 90, 000 New Yorkers with Anthem insurance plans, including more than20, 000 patients on Long Island, will no longer be covered in the Mount Sinai Health System starting Sunday, unless both sides can reach a deal before the March 1 deadline. A contract between…...
Anthem reaches deal with Mount Sinai to restore health insurance for more than 20, 000 Long Islanders
12+ hour, 40+ min ago (339+ words) Coverage had been disrupted for'Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield policyholders since'Jan. 1. Credit: Barry Sloan A three-year'deal reached late Monday between Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Mount Sinai Health System will restore health insurance access to more than…...
Tribes in Montana lose millions after USDA kills farm grants
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1225+ words) Kim Paul, executive director of the Piikani Lodge Health Institute, a nonprofit on the Blackfeet Reservation that promotes health and well-being, saw the email notification flash across her computer screen as she was working late last week. It was the…...
Catholic Health, Healthfirst feud highlights rise in conflicts between providers and insurers
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1334+ words) The current agreement'between Catholic Health and Healthfirst ended on March 15. Insurance customers'were told to find new in-network primary care providers by April 30.' Credit: Randee Daddona A dispute between Catholic Health and the insurer Healthfirst that may disrupt care for Long…...
Nebraska seeks to end retroactive Medicaid coverage. Hospitals say it will have 'disastrous' impact.
3+ week, 17+ hour ago (1299+ words) From her post in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children's Nebraska, Dr. Ann Anderson-Berry sees some of Nebraska's sickest and smallest patients. It's a devastating and unexpected end to a pregnancy, where the baby's survival is often in question....
Trump's Medicaid work mandates are meant to save money. But first states will have to spend millions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (943+ words) Workers at a Medicaid call center in Jefferson City, Mo. , field questions and review information regarding eligibility determinations on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Credit: AP/David A. Lieb JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. " To receive Medicaid health coverage, some adults will soon have to show…...
The push for lower U. S. drug prices uses bad logic
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (627+ words) President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices during an event at the White House on Dec. 19, 2025. Credit: AP/Evan Vucci The need to address the high cost of prescription drugs is one of the rare areas of concordance in…...
Connecticut's chief fiscal officer urges legislature to be more realistic with Medicaid budgeting
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (783+ words) Surging Medicaid costs and dramatically shrinking federal aid are a recipe for fiscal crisis, state Comptroller Sean Scanlon warned. And while Connecticut's chief fiscal watchdog didn't call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly's ability to solve…...