Health Insurance

Federal law says Medicaid must cover out-of-state emergency care. But a Volusia County man got a five-figure bill after a Rapid City hospital declined to charge his state's Medicaid program.

Carmen Aiken thought their medical visit would be covered because the Affordable Care Act requires insurers to pay for a long list of preventive services.

The bill would provide coverage to Florida Farm Bureau members that would not be subject to the same state and federal regulations as health insurance.

Florida legislators are working to make Children's Medical Services more cost-efficient by transferring its operations to another agency. Critics think it could stymie care for kids.

This agreement means UF Health has only one insurance negotiation outstanding – and the impasse wih United HealthCare is in its seventh month.

The legislation would clear the way for "medical benefit plans" that would not be subject to the same state and federal regulations as insurance. The House will soon vote on a version of the bill.

After leaving his job to launch his own business, an Illinois man opted for a six-month health insurance plan. When he needed a colonoscopy, he thought it would cover most of the bill. Then he learned his plan’s limited benefits would cost him plenty.

Part 3 of a series: Kicked off of Medicaid, Florida children with medically complex needs are offered a state insurance program designed for healthy kids who cannot provide the care they require.

Part 1: Thousands of Florida children with complex ailments lost Medicaid during the unwinding and ended up on a plan not designed to provide the coverage they need.

The proposal provide “medical benefit plans” that would not be subject to the same state and federal regulations as health insurance.

At least 20 states have settled disputes with the insurance giant since 2021 over allegations that its pharmacy benefit manager operation overcharged Medicaid programs. Why are Florida and Georgia holdouts?

The CEO/CMO of UF Health Physicians says negotiations with United are closer to reaching an agreement for how the health system will be reimbursed for Medicaid coverage, a primary obstacle.