California Department of Managed Health Care news from FierceHealthcare
NewsCalifornia sets rules on length of HMO patient waits
California regulators have set plans to kick off long-awaited rules which will set standards for how quickly HMO patients must be seen by physicians, as well as setting standards for how promptly Read more...
CA shuts down down two unlicensed discount cards, unlicensed plan
In a move that should be the first of many cracking down on questionable health coverage schemes, the California Department of Managed Health Care has ordered two unlicensed companies offering Read more...
Balance billing ban upheld
In yet another chapter in the ongoing saga of balance billing, a judge in Sacramento recently affirmed state regulations looking to protect consumers from the practice. Last month, physicians in Read more...
CA providers, officials fight over balance billing
The battle is on in California over the issue of when it's legal to balance-bill patients, with providers contending that they need to issue such bills when health plans underpay. The dispute comes 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Two of California's largest health plans have agreed to reinstate a total of roughly 1,200 patients whose policies were rescinded after they began incurring high medical expenses.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...
| Press ReleasesHealth Net to Sell Medicare Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plan Business to CVS Caremark for Approximately $160 MillionLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) today announced that its subsidiary, Health Net Life Insurance Company, has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Medicare Read more >> John Muir Health’s Physician Network Recognized for Clinical QualityMedical group one of 11 in California honored for work to fight diabetes and heart disease WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- John Muir Health’s non-profit medical group, the John Muir Physician Read more >> Health Net of California’s Dave Meadows Appointed to State BoardLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dave Meadows, vice president of California Health Programs for Health Net of California, Inc., has been appointed by the California Department of Managed Health Care Read more >> |
