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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Two of California's largest health plans have agreed to reinstate a total of roughly 1,200 patients whose policies were rescinded after they began incurring high medical expenses.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...
