TAMPA, Fla. — A back-and-forth between two big players in the Florida healthcare field has recently gone public — a pretty unconventional move as far as insurance contract negotiations go. And if Florida Blue and BayCare don't settle their feud soon ...

When ER doctors ruled out appendicitis, Fletcher was relieved. Then, she was struck with a pricey bill for out-of-network care.

NCH is in a contract stalemate with Florida Blue that could mean patients wind up paying a lot more for medical care. The private nonprofit hospital system in Collier County says negotiations need to be resolved by Sept. 30 or NCH becomes out of network.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Florida Blue confirmed Wednesday evening that some of its policyholders will lose all or some access to Baptist Health, despite the deal reached between the health insurer and the health care provider earlier this week. myBlue ...