If Aetna and Sutter Health fail to reach a contract covering a group of commercial patients, hundreds could be forced to switch doctors.

Experts say insurers and hospitals usually end up reaching an agreement in such cases. But in the meantime, patients are left ...

The lawsuit, which was initially filed in 2012, focused on Sutter’s contracts with Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, Health Net and UnitedHealthcare. The lawsuit alleged that the system ...

UW Medicine and Aetna did not agree on a new contract before a June 1 deadline, meaning more than 50,000 patients could soon see increases in health care costs or potential provider disruptions. The ...

Regardless of whom is to blame, she has to do what is best for her when it comes to health care. She is staying with Aetna ...

St. Joseph's Health and Aetna have reached a multi-year agreement, ending one of several Central New York insurance disputes. It comes about a month since St. Joseph's Health and Excellus reached ...

Some Northern California patients may lose coverage at Sutter Health, if the hospital system fails to reach a new contract with Aetna in the coming weeks. Aetna said in a statement that if the groups ...

A Sutter Health Network ... and individual who purchased health policies from Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Net, UnitedHealthcare and Aetna during the first three months ...