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California poised to pass tough anti-rescission bill
It looks like the state of California will pass a tough bill banning health plans from retroactively canceling consumer policies for alleged misstatements in their applications. The practice, known... Read more...
CA insurers spent less than 85 percent of revenue on care
A new report by the California Medical Association concludes that nine of the state's major health plans spent less than 85 percent of their revenue on medical care for their beneficiaries, a level... Read more...
WellPoint pays hospitals $11.8M to settle bills from rescissions
Leading health plan WellPoint has agreed to pay $11.8 million to settle claims with hundreds of hospitals that it failed to pay after it dropped patients after treatment. WellPoint was sued by about... Read more...
CA doctors say state health plans made $4.3B in profits
In a study sure to raise the stakes in its battle to regulate HMO spending, the California Medical Association has released a study concluding that California health plans generated $4.3 billion in... Read more...
