Health-care Payments Stopped For State Employees' Self-insured Plans
From the Springfield State Journal-Register
Citing the state budget impasse, an agency controlled by Gov. Bruce Rauner has stopped paying health-care claims for at least 146,000 state workers, retirees and their families receiving coverage through self-insured plans.
However, payments to other health-care providers will continue, for the time being, on behalf of at least 158,000 patients covered by the state’s managed-care plans. Those plans are Health Alliance HMO, HMO Illinois, Blue Advantage and Coventry Health Care HMO.
State spokeswoman Meredith Krantz confirmed the status of health-care payments Monday, saying, “Employee insurance coverage is extremely important to us, and we understand how critical this benefit is to our employees.”
The extent to which the situation prompts health-care providers to request or demand patients pay the entire cost of medical services up front remains to be seen.
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From the Springfield State Journal-Register
Citing the state budget impasse, an agency controlled by Gov. Bruce Rauner has stopped paying health-care claims for at least 146,000 state workers, retirees and their families receiving coverage through self-insured plans.
However, payments to other health-care providers will continue, for the time being, on behalf of at least 158,000 patients covered by the state’s managed-care plans. Those plans are Health Alliance HMO, HMO Illinois, Blue Advantage and Coventry Health Care HMO.
State spokeswoman Meredith Krantz confirmed the status of health-care payments Monday, saying, “Employee insurance coverage is extremely important to us, and we understand how critical this benefit is to our employees.”
The extent to which the situation prompts health-care providers to request or demand patients pay the entire cost of medical services up front remains to be seen.
Read more in our daily News Update...