SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Insurance has fined a major insurance company for failing to update its provider directory in a timely manner. The state agency previously fined Blue Cross Blue Shield more than half a million dollars in March for violating network adequacy laws. Agency officials say they fined the company …
For millions of people, it’s time to compare benefits and prices and choose health coverage in the Affordable Care Act health insurance marketplaces. Open enrollment for these plans began on November 1 and generally lasts until January 15, although this period is extended until January 16, 2024 due to a federal holiday. Enrollment has set …
Despite several federal and state laws passed in recent decades to ensure that health insurance companies cover physical and mental health equally, many still do not get the mental health treatment they need. Now, Santa Clara County wants to join the fight for mental health parity. As recently as 2020, state lawmakers attempted to strengthen …
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) reintroduced the Maximizing Outcomes for Moms through Improving and Strengthening Medicaid Services (MOMMIES) Act in the aim to address ongoing racial disparities in maternal health and mortality rates. The bill, initially introduced by the two lawmakers in 2019, would aim to make health care more affordable …