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Premera Blue Cross, MultiCare reach agreement on insurance issues
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (617+ words) MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital is pictured Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Yakima, Wash. Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare Health Systems have reached an agreement in principle on reimbursement costs and are finalizing details of a new contract that keeps the health care…...
Commentary: ACA ‘fraudsters’? Here's the truth
3+ week, 7+ hour ago (679+ words) An Obamacare sign is displayed outside an insurance agency on Nov. 12, 2025, in Miami. Millions of Americans dropped their Affordable Care Act insurance coverage this year. It’s the predictable consequence of Republicans’ decision to allow the expiration of tax credits that…...
Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare extend contract through July 31
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (461+ words) Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare Health System have agreed to extend their contract through July 31, allowing patients to continue to see providers without disruptions while negotiations continue. The two entities have been working to renegotiate a contract since last year....
Premera Blue Cross, MultiCare extend negotiation deadline to June 30
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (526+ words) Premera Blue Cross and MultiCare Health Systems have extended the deadline to reach an agreement on reimbursement costs, meaning the hospitals, clinics and providers will remain in network for Premera plan members through the end of June. “Following a direct…...
Eroding Affordable Care Act enrollment portends higher insurance rates
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1059+ words) As new federal policies discourage Affordable Care Act signups, insurance rates are bound to rise. Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act continues to erode as some customers struggle to make premium payments, with the declining numbers churning market uncertainty for…...
MultiCare and Regence fail to reach new contract agreement
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (434+ words) MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital is pictured Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Yakima, Wash. MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital and clinics are now out of network for patients covered by Regence insurance plans after the two companies failed to reach a contract agreement by…...
YH-R Opinion: Yakima health insurance standoff is a monstrous mess
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (558+ words) While movie-promoters scout the star quality of the old Yakima Mall as a potential film set, a showdown that rivals any Godzilla production is darkening the Yakima Valley skyline. And in this epic battle, it’s as hard to spot the…...
Amazon launches weight loss drug program
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (220+ words) Injection pens move along a conveyor at the Novo Nordisk A/S production facilities in Hillerod, Denmark. (Carsten Snejbjerg / Bloomberg, 2023) Demand for weight loss drugs is ballooning across the U.S. — and Amazon wants in. The Seattle-based tech giant launched its own…...
Lawmakers target insurance fraud loopholes
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (556+ words) Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, in Olympia. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times) Insurance fraud costs Washington consumers millions every year — and under current law, many sophisticated schemes can go unpunished. One example: a driver crashes a car, waits…...
Washington insurance enrollment tapers off after passage of "Big, Beautiful Bill"
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (603+ words) About 19,000 fewer Washingtonians enrolled in health insurance through the state’s online marketplace amid the loss of federal subsidies. The decline didn’t appear to be as precipitous as feared. State officials had predicted 80,000 people would forgo coverage if Congress didn’t extend…...