Contract showdowns between hospital systems and health insurers are happening more often, and patients are caught in the middle. In recent months, disputes over expiring contracts have led to tens of ...

Last winter, Amber Wingler started getting a series of increasingly urgent messages from her local hospital in Columbia, Missouri, letting her know her family's health care might soon be upended. MU ...

UnitedHealthcare, Louisiana's second-largest private health insurance provider, warned customers in a letter that LCMC Health hospitals could be dropped from in-network coverage, forcing patients to ...

Both Duke Health and UNC Health are warning patients that ongoing disputes with major insurers may force them out of network after a fall deadline passes, an impasse that could lead to higher ...