Guidance for in-house counsel on building a persuasive business case to create a law firm preferred provider network (PPN), which can help a corporate law department achieve greater efficiencies and ...

Hospitals with preferred provider networks often push patients with severe mental illness to non-affiliated nursing homes, but regulatory and payment incentives may be changing that trend. A new study ...

The partnership addresses a critical market failure: 51 million Americans need behavioral health services but face barriers due to fragmented systems, inaccurate provider data, and opaque pricing and ...

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to health insurance. Employers can offer a variety of healthcare plans to their employees, and two popular options are Preferred Provider Organizations, or PPOs, ...

HB 3359 amends Chapter 1301 of the Texas Insurance Code. Chapter 1301 sets forth the legal requirements and obligations of a “preferred provider benefit plan”. A “preferred provider benefit plan” is a ...

For decades, America’s healthcare system has been caught in a tug-of-war between cost containment and patient care. Too often, profit has come out on top. Jarred Pierce, CEO of Unity Preferred Network ...

The new agreement, effective September 1, 2025, provides Optum Health patients with access to the Apria and Byram product portfolios for managing chronic and acute health needs, including diabetes, ...

Medicare accountable care organizations use preferred skilled nursing facility networks for postacute care management, although the size, structure, and resource allocation of networks vary widely.

Question: I just found out that one of my providers is no longer in network for my Medicare Advantage Plan. What are my options? Answer: There are many important factors to consider when learning to ...

Under preferred pharmacy networks, unsubsidized Part D beneficiaries faced substantial incentives and moderately switched toward preferred pharmacies, whereas subsidized beneficiaries were insulated ...

Psychologist Shannon Curry has treated military members and their families for 11 years, helping them deal with trauma, grief, pain and mental health conditions related to their service to the country ...