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With FTC against deal, No. VA system gives up on acquisition
With the Federal Trade Commission coming out against the deal on antitrust grounds, Northern Virginia's five-hospital Inova Health System has given up on its plans to acquire Prince William Health Read more...
Kaiser, Health Net agree to reinstate 1,200 beneficiaries
Two of California's largest health plans have agreed to reinstate a total of roughly 1,200 patients whose policies were rescinded after they began incurring high medical expenses. Under the terms of Read more...
FTC resolves high-profile IL hospital antitrust dispute
The FTC has ruled that a pair of healthcare organizations based in Illinois will need to contract with managed care plans separately to win the agency's final approval for their merger. The combined Read more...
With cancellations, CA health plans show suicidal persistence
I've said this before, but heaven help me, I feel I need to say it again: What on earth Read more...
CA regulators begin broad review of policy cancellations
In a move that could cost health insurers untold dollars, and possibly change the dynamics of the individual coverage market, the California Department of Managed Health Care has begun reviewing Read more...
Los Angeles sues Anthem for individual policy cancellations
The Los Angeles city attorney has sued Anthem Blue Cross for allegedly canceling coverage of thousands of members after they filed large medical claims. In doing so, it's following the lead of the Read more...
CA law would ban balance billing for ED services
California officials are considering new rules that would ban balance billing for ED services, due in part to struggles over the fees charged by emergency department doctors, radiologists and Read more...
ALSO NOTED: TN Medicaid to test e-prescribing program; NIH alerts patients of stolen personal information; and much more...
> Tennessee's Medicaid program and one of its Medicaid managed care providers have announced that they plan to kick off an e-prescribing pilot program in 13 of the state's rural counties. Read more...
CA bill requires permission for cancellations
A California legislator has introduced a bill which would require health insurers to get permission before they retroactively cancel one of their beneficiaries' coverage. Under the terms of the bill, Read more...
Healthcare M&A likely to keep pace in '08
Though it may be consolidation (rather than major takeovers) which drive healthcare M&A this year, expect to see the transactions keep flowing. That, at least, is the prediction of one investment Read more...
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