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Physicians outline 6 key provisions for network adequacy

Physicians, hospitals and other health care providers urged the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in a letter to adopt model legislation that would give patients access to the care and physicians they need. The letter includes six key provisions that would serve as a template for many state policymakers considering revision of their network adequacy standards.

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New policy calls for adequate networks for patient access, choice

As open enrollment for health insurance exchanges begins, physicians have adopted new policy aimed at addressing inadequate provider networks so patients have access to the care they need and the physicians they rely on.

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How states are addressing restrictively narrow networks

As insurers continue to shift toward narrow networks, states still are sorting out what actions will lead to appropriate access to care. Physicians are taking an active role in how their state governments handle the issue.

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Physicians fight narrow networks' squeeze on access to care

On the heels of massive network terminations made across the country for the 2014 health plan year that caused enormous confusion for patients and their physicians, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and many states are considering ways to ensure health plan networks provide sufficient access to care.

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