Health & Wellness

TL/DR - WellNow Urgent Care has announced it will no longer accept Excellus BlueCross BlueShield health insurance. This follows unsuccessful contract discussions between the two parties, during which Excellus offered increased reimbursement rates, which were rejected by WellNow. Excellus has stated that WellNow will now be an out-of-network…

TL/DR - Erica Olenski, a single mother of three whose 5-year-old son, August, is battling brain cancer, had to fight to maintain her son's Medicaid coverage after receiving a notice to provide proof of employment or lose the benefit. This comes as millions of Medicaid enrollees are being reassessed on a large scale for eligibility due to the…

TL/DR - Several Chicago-area hospitals have reinstated mask mandates due to the rise in respiratory viruses and new recommendations from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). At least four health systems, including more than 20 hospitals, have implemented partial or full mask mandates, particularly in patient care areas, especially…

TL/DR - The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is concluding its nine-month period of removing residents from Medicaid due to the end of federal pandemic health care protections. By November 30, over 307,000 Oklahomans had been removed from the health care benefits program, with an estimated 29,769 additional residents expected to be disenrolled in…