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It took Katie Carow as long to ask her health insurer whether an upcoming procedure was authorized as it did for her to run 50 minutes' worth of errands.

Many patients find themselves with unexpected medical expenses after health plans deny reimbursement for emergency department services, according to Ed Gaines, JD, chief compliance officer in the emergency medicine division at Zotec Partners.

WellCare Health Plans appointed Bobby Jindal, the former Republican governor of Louisiana, to its board of directors Sept. 24.

This year, Fortune named two health insurance executives from Anthem and Aetna to its Most Powerful Women list.

UnitedHealthcare sent letters to more than 250 hospitals Sept. 21 warning them it may drop Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare from its network starting next year, according to CNBC.

A contract dispute between Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic and UnitedHealthcare will leave about 5,000 patients with UnitedHealthcare AARP Medicare Advantage plans searching for new physicians or new insurance plans next year.

An expected tax break for Humana's new digital health and analytics center in Boston is in limbo after the Massachusetts Economic Assistance Coordinating Council rejected Gov. Charlie Baker's recommended $225,000 tax incentive package, according to The Boston Globe.

A Utah federal judge decided Sept. 19 Aetna is not required to cover members' wilderness therapy services, according to Law360.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance released its rankings for Medicare plans in 2018-19.

The National Committee for Quality Assurance ranked four Medicaid health plans as top policies in 2018-19.