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Health Net will pay $1.95 million in recession suit
Marking another landmark in a titanic struggle between health plans, providers and consumers over the right to cancel policies, Health Net has agreed to pay $1.95 million to California hospitals to... Read more...
CA's proposed 'provider tax' seems to be failing
For a while, it looked like the idea would work. A controversial proposal, kicked off by none other than the California Hospital Association, would have imposed a "provider fee" on most of its 450... Read more...
CA to try to increase number of healthcare support workers
In a move to try to increase the number of healthcare support workers in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently revealed details of a $32 million partnership between the state and four... Read more...
Survey: California hospitals struggle with patients who can't pay
A survey performed in November 2008 shows that more Californians are struggling to pay for medical care, or just plain giving it up because they know they can't afford it. In total, 82 chief... 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...
WellPoint proceeds with $11.8M settlement with hospitals, despite dropouts
Though nearly 20 percent of the hospitals it approached have decided not to participate, WellPoint subsidiary Anthem Blue Cross of California is proceeding with its $11.8 million class action... Read more...
CA court won't delay 10 percent Medicaid rate cut
A California state court has dashed the hopes of the state's providers, ruling that the state's new 10 percent cut in its Medicaid should move ahead. A group of powerful medical associations,... Read more...
