Private Insurance
About Health Plans & Benefits
From the U.S. Department of Labor. Health Plans & Benefits Health Plans & Benefits: Child Care Assistance Health Plans & Benefits: Compliance Assistance Health Plans & Benefits: Consumer Information on Health Plans Health Plans &… Read More
Patients Suffer As Insurers And Big Health Systems Spar For Market Share
Contract disputes between insurers and medical providers are causing uncertainty and disruption among patients. By Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News. David Lerman, a lawyer in Berkeley, Calif., changed health plans this year, only to learn… Read More
States’ Efforts to Ban Balance Billing Practices Is No ‘Surprise’
Balance Billing. When a provider bills you for the difference between the provider’s charge and the allowed amount. For example, if the provider’s charge is $100 and the allowed amount is $70, the provider may… Read More
Hospital Inpatient or Outpatient Status Determines if Your Insurance Will Pay
Understanding Observation Care. From the Valley Hospital, Valley Health System. What is Observation Care? Observation services are hospital outpatient services that a physician orders to allow for testing and evaluation. This observation period, which normally… Read More