“Ghost Networks” Are Leaving People Without Care (and They’re Fighting Back)
- Dr. Gerda Maissel
- Jan 22
- 1 min read
Ghost networks confound people looking for medical care. These occur when insurers provide an inaccurate list of hospitals and doctors. This frustrates and wastes patients' time when they call provider after provider only to reach dead ends.
This December 2025 article by Ramey, published in The Wall Street Journal explains how these ghost networks can force people into expensive out-of-network care or push them to go without treatment entirely — and why more patients are now suing insurers over it.
Access to good care is difficult enough without having to contend with ghost networks.
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