Insurance companies often refer patients to lists of providers who are unreachable or out of network or don’t accept new ...

Blue Shield of California announced Friday that Stanford Health Care would no longer be included in its network amid contract disagreements. The decision went into effect on June 29 before the ...

But after the announcement, Stanford Health Care said it would continue to honor Blue Shield’s in-network expenses for all services throughout the negotiations, according to Lisa Kim ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a ...