NCDOI Fines UnitedHealthcare $3.4 Million Over Balance Billing of Insureds February 10, 2025 By William Rabb UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina has agreed to pay a $3.4 million fine and take action to improve claims handling and...
Surprise Fees Often Follow Medical Emergencies February 18, 2016 By Matthew Perrone Recovering from a medical procedure is always a challenge, but getting hit with unexpected insurance fees can add financial hardship...
Penn. Commissioner Proposes Measures to Stop Surprise Medical Bills January 20, 2016 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller has announced a proposal to protect health care consumers from surprise balance bills and is...
Pennsylvania Holds Hearing on Issue of Surprise Medical Bills October 5, 2015 By Peter Jackson Advocates for consumers, insurers, hospitals and doctors clashed on Oct. 1 at a Pennsylvania hearing on surprise bills for expensive...
Pennsylvania Reminds Health Insurers to Keep Provider Directories Up to Date September 24, 2015 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is reminding health insurers that they must keep their provider directories up to date and...
Penn. to Hold Hearing on Balance Billing of Health Insurance Consumers September 10, 2015 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller announced that her department will hold a public hearing on the issue of “balance billing”...
N.Y. Gov. Calls for Medical Bill Dispute Protection January 23, 2014 By Michael Virtanen New York hospital patients would no longer wake from surgery with the bad surprise of big bills from an anesthesiologist...
Rules Protecting Against Hospital ‘Balance Billing’ Suspended in Texas August 23, 2012 In a move that’s angered consumer advocates and doctor groups, Texas’ top insurance regulator has canceled new rules designed to...