News
Insurer Agrees to Pay Millions for Failing to Fix Errors That Made It Harder for Customers to Get Mental Health Care
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (443+ words) One of New York's largest health insurers is set to pay a multimillion-dollar fine for failing to fix a series of errors that made it harder for its customers to get mental health care. Emblem Health this week agreed to…...
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here's How to File It.
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (825+ words) When a health insurance company refuses to pay for treatment, most people begrudgingly accept the decision. Few patients appeal; some don't trust the insurer to reverse its own decision. But a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek…...
For-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (738+ words) The collapse of Prospect Medical, a for-profit hospital chain plundered by private equity and the company's management, has generated a painful litany of woes. Now, more than a year after the company filed for bankruptcy in January 2025, a new layer…...