M Health Fairview says over 100,000 patients with commercial plans from UnitedHealthcare may find themselves out of network ...

M Health Fairview and UnitedHealthcare are currently at odds over contract negotiations for 2026, potentially impacting ...

Despite an industry-wide transition to value-based payment models that incentivize preventive care and proactive communication between health plans and members, commercial health plans are missing the ...

Disagreements over proposed rate increases and administrative practices are at the core of the ongoing contract talks.

Members’ overall satisfaction with their commercial health plans fell 13 points year over year, according to a new study by J.D. Power. The decline was driven by dissatisfaction with customer service, ...

Hospital prices negotiated by insurers for their commercial plans are two- to three-times higher than Medicare Advantage plan prices at the same location for the same services, according to a new ...

As the U.S. labor market remains competitive in 2025, employers are focused on how to differentiate themselves to attract and retain top talent. Considering 90% of commercial health plan members have ...

Consumers with some employer-sponsored Cigna health insurance plans may find themselves out-of-network with Mercy Health facilities on April 1 if the two health care organizations are not able to ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Provider Prices in the Commercial Sector, featuring analysis and discussion of physician, hospital, and other health care provider ...

The United States spends more on healthcare, with worse results, than any other country. There are often wild variations in negotiated inpatient and outpatient commercial rates across different payers ...