It’s no secret that payers and providers must work together to improve the quality and efficiency of care. Or, in other words, pay for care with care. That has typically proved easier said than done.

Knowing your health plan can help you save money and avoid surprise expenses. Understanding in-network vs. out-of-network providers is key to learning how your health plan works. The providers you see ...

A network refers to a collection of health care professionals and facilities that contract with a health insurance company to ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

UnitedHealth Group has expanded its already massive network of behavioral healthcare providers by 25% to 375,000 from about 300,000 in 2020, the healthcare company said this week at its investor ...

States have increasingly outsourced the provision of Medicaid services to private managed care plans. To ensure that plans maintain access to care, many states set network adequacy standards that ...

Seniors shopping between Medicare Advantage plans will soon have clearer data about payers’ provider networks under a rule the CMS finalized Thursday. Regulators are requiring MA plans to directly ...

Understanding the extent to which beneficiaries can “realize” access to reported provider networks is imperative in mental health care, where there are significant unmet needs. We compared listings of ...

Healthcare providers including AdventHealth and Tampa General Hospital, among others, signed deals with Verizon Business for Neutral Host or combination Neutral Host and Private 5G Networks Healthcare ...