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 ...

Health insurance giant Anthem is introducing a new policy that will penalize hospitals for using physicians outside of its coverage network, forcing medical facilities to police physicians’ network ...