By: Scott Shindledecker A Bigfork man with a lengthy criminal record for felony theft and fraud was recently found guilty in U.S. District Court in Billings of 21 counts for …
OBAMACARE 2019 HEALTH INSURANCE RATES FINALIZED
HELENA, Mont. – Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale announced today that 2019 Obamacare individual and small group market health insurance rates are finalized following the Montana rate review process. Finalized overall …
Local Physician Opens New Practice Focusing on ‘Quality Instead of Quantity’
By: Madeleine Lamon And so, Tabor-Manaker, a graduate of the Michigan State University School of Medicine who arrived in Kalispell in 2007, first working at Family Health Care before joining …
The truth about direct primary care
By: Greg Hertz Direct primary care agreements are a fee-for-service contract between health care providers and patients, and are meant to cover preventive, routine or preliminary office visits. Primary care …
`Obamacare’ individual policies may see moderate or no increases for 2019
By: Mike Dennison Health insurers selling individual policies on the “Obamacare” marketplace in Montana are proposing only modest increases for 2019, on average – or, no increase at all. State …
PROPOSED 2019 INDIVIDUAL AND SMALL GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE RATES RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC
HELENA, Mont. – Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale today made Montana health insurance companies’ proposed 2019 individual and small group market rates available to the public. Blue Cross and Blue Shield …
Regulators propose fines against pharmacy benefits managers
By: Amy Beth Hanson Prime Therapeutics has operated without a license since 2013, and two subsidiaries of Express Scripts were unlicensed while handling claims from 2013 to 2017, state Auditor …
As prescription drug cost rise, state auditor goes after pharmacy ‘middle men’
By: Katheryn Houghton Montana officials are going after a pair of companies that influence prescription drug prices, saying they’ve worked in the state illegally and need to hand over more …
Rosendale advises Montanans to prepare for fire season
By: CSI Insurance Commissioner Matt Rosendale advises Montanans to prepare for this year’s fire season by creating a home inventory and knowing their insurance policy ahead of time. “Don’t wait …
Rosendale takes aim at drug-benefit managers
By: Mike Dennison State Auditor Matt Rosendale took action Wednesday against a pair of prescription drug-benefit managers, saying the companies must reveal more information about how they do business and …