Independent Health
Buffalo-based nonprofit health plan whose June 2026 provider update made it one of the clearest early commercial adopters of the antepartum E/M-plus-TH modifier transition.
Buffalo, NY
1980
Commercial Insurance, Employer Benefits, Medicaid
What They Do
Independent Health is a regional not-for-profit insurer serving commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, and self-funded employer business. PHD tracks the plan because it explicitly extended New York's maternity billing transition rules across all lines of business on June 1, 2026. On June 1, 2026, Independent Health announced that routine antepartum care for affected pregnancies must be billed with E/M codes plus the TH modifier across commercial, Medicare, state programs, and self-funded products. Referenced in the August 21, 2026 deep dive as one of four commercial payers already converting maternity workflows.
Funding Rounds
No funding rounds on record for this company.