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Study: Ingenix data used throughout health plan industry
The Senate has looked into the face of the infamous Ingenix rate databases, and concluded that they are legion. A new report by the Senate Commerce Committee has concluded that the Ingenix... Read more...
Health Net will stop using Ingenix database
Following the lead of other insurers, including Cigna, UnitedHealth and Aetna, Health Net has agreed to stop using an Ingenix database commonly used by health plans to set out-of-network... Read more...
Ingenix database faces federal going-over
At this point, execs with UnitedHealth Group may be wondering what it takes to kill a zombie Ingenix database--which continues to bite them and chase them around even though it's near dead. Earlier... Read more...
WellPoint added to AMA's class-action lawsuit
The American Medical Association recently argued in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that Indianapolis-based WellPoint, held its out-of-network reimbursements artificially low for several years.... Read more...
WellPoint to contribute to independent database
Looks like Cigna won't be the only healthcare company ponying up money to create a new, independent research database; New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that WellPoint has... Read more...
Ingenix database to be shut down
Andrew Cuomo has had enough of patients paying too much in reimbursement payments because of conflicts of interest. The New York Attorney General confirmed that Cigna Corp. will join a nationwide... Read more...
Aetna to pay $5M over underpaid out-of-network charges
Aetna has agreed to pay more than $5.1 million to settle a suit charging that it underpaid thousands of consumers for out-of-network medical costs. The suit stems from state Attorney General Andrew... Read more...
Aetna will pay $20 million over use of Ingenix data
Though the state of New York investigated 16 health plans when it went after alleged use of bad data to underpay doctors, it looks like Aetna drew the short straw. Aetna agreed this week to pay $20... Read more...
UnitedHealth inks $50M settlement with NY over Ingenix charges
After almost a year of wrangling, UnitedHealth Group has agreed on a settlement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo under which it will pay in $50 million to create a new database for its... Read more...
NY hospitals implicated in Medicaid fraud
We've been hearing plenty about Medicare and Medicaid fraud in Southern California and South Florida lately; in fact, CMS even cut loose a number of medical device companies in those areas and... Read more...
