Tom Garris

1 week ago | wmur.com | Tom Garris

DECISION, AND IT’S EASIER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. IN 2023, NEARLY 1 IN 5 IN-NETWORK HEALTH INSURANCE CLAIMS FROM PLANS SOLD ON HEALTHCARE.GOV WERE DENIED. AND IT WAS EVEN WORSE FOR OUT-OF-NETWORK CLAIMS, WITH MORE THAN A THIRD TURNED DOWN. BUT A DENIAL DOESN’T MEAN YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY PAY OUT OF POCKET, OR WORSE, SKIP THE CARE YOU NEED. CONSUMER REPORTS SAYS IT’S EASIER TO APPEAL A DENIAL THAN YOU MIGHT THINK. FIRST, CALL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY.

1 week ago | wmur.com | Tom Garris

THEIR SYSTEMS ASAP. SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL IN NASHUA IS AMONG A GROUP OF HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND OTHER PRACTICES IMPACTED BY A CYBER INCIDENT STARTED BY AN OUTSIDE GROUP. THAT PARENT COMPANY, COVENANT HEALTH, SAYS IT FOUND EARLIER THIS WEEK. SOME PATIENTS HAVE TOLD NEWS NINE INVESTIGATES THAT THEY’VE HAD TROUBLE REFILLING PRESCRIPTIONS. THE CATHOLIC HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION HAS ANOTHER IMPACTED LOCATION IN BANGOR, MAINE.

1 week ago | wmur.com | Tom Garris

A cybersecurity incident that affected St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua stretched across its parent company's entire organization. Covenant Health said there have been connectivity issues since the cybersecurity incident. The organization said the incident was "initiated by an outside group" and detected earlier this week. The company has facilities in several New England states.

1 week ago | wmur.com | Tom Garris

EVERYTHING FROM SPEEDING TO BEING ON THEIR PHONES. A NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE TROOPER KEEPS A WATCHFUL EYE OVER I-93, A DAY AFTER POLICE SAY THEY STOPPED DOZENS OF DRIVERS FOR SPEEDING ON MEMORIAL DAY. ONE OF THEM, A CORVETTE DRIVER FROM MASSACHUSETTS, ARRESTED AFTER AUTHORITIES SAY HE SPED UP, GOING ABOUT 140MPH WHEN TROOPERS TRIED TO STOP THE CAR. THERE’S A PLACE FOR THOSE CARS, AND IT’S A RACETRACK WHERE YOU HAVE THE SAFETY CAGE, YOU HAVE A HELMET.

1 week ago | wmur.com | Tom Garris

New Hampshire State Police said dozens of drivers traveling faster than 90 mph were stopped on Interstate 93 over Memorial Day weekend. Police said a Massachusetts man driving a white Corvette was arrested after troopers clocked him at about 140 mph. "There's a place for those cars, and it's a racetrack, where you have the safety car. Where you have a helmet," said Ernest Castle, a driving school supervisor for AAA.