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Part of HCA staffing class-action lawsuit reinstated

May 28, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A federal appeals court has given plaintiffs in a class-action suit against HCA another bite at the apple. The suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Wichita, KS in 2006 on behalf of the... Read more...

St. Louis hospitals give uninsured discounts

March 19, 2008 — 7:59am ET
St. Louis-based BJC Healthcare, a 13-hospital system that cares for about 30 percent of the hospital patients in the metro area, has agreed to give a 25 percent discount to all hospital patients... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Physician shortage in Silicon Valley; Catholic Healthcare East takes over NJ health system; and much more...

January 14, 2008 — 7:59am ET
> In part due to the high cost of living there, Silicon Valley is facing a particularly critical physician shortage. Read more...

CA court says retroactive policy cancellations "prohibited"

December 7, 2007 — 7:59am ET
A new legal ruling has dealt a blow to some California health plans, who have contended until now that canceling policies for unintentional application mistakes is acceptable under California law. A... Read more...

MN health systems pay back uninsured patients

March 18, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Minneapolis, MN-based Allina Hospitals & Clinics and Fairview Health Services have settled a 2004 class action suit alleging that the two systems overcharged uninsured patients. Under the terms of the settlement, Allina and Fairview have agreed to discount the outstanding balances of uninsured patients who were seen between early February 1999 and August 2005 by 25 percent. If the patient has paid in more than 75 percent, the systems will give the patient a voucher for credit against …

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ALSO NOTED: Charlotte, NC-area merger partners still foggy; CO mental health bill slammed; and much more...

February 11, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

> Despite making a commitment to move ahead, participants in a planned merger between Charlotte, NC-area health systems remain foggy on how things will work. Article

> A new Colorado bill which would mandate expanded mental health benefit coverage is taking some nasty shots from business groups, who say some mental health treatments are ineffective or even …

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KS doctors' suit against insurers moves ahead

December 7, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A class action suit by more than 2,200 doctors, targeting Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Humana, United Healthcare and other defendants, will proceed through the court system rather than being shunted into arbitration. The physicians sued the health insurers in February 2005, arguing that the health plans were violating antitrust laws by, among other actions, collectively fixing prices and refusing to negotiate reasonable reimbursement rates. Contracts for most of the doctors …

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Horizon BCBS settles with MDs

October 17, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

New Jersey's Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan, which insures 3.2 million consumers, has settled a class action suit claiming its reimbursement practices had treated thousands of doctors unfairly. The suit, which was filed in 2002 on behalf of about 40,000 of the state's physicians, contended that the HMO--along with United Healthcare and Cigna Healthcare--was paying doctors late and reducing payments unfairly. In settling the suit, which doesn't involve a payout by the health …

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Catholic Healthcare uninsureds get 35% refund

October 3, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

Uninsured patients seen by Catholic Healthcare West hospitals from July 1, 2001, through September 25, 2006 are now entitled to a 35 percent discount or refund on their bill, following a ruling amending an existing class-action suit. In May, CHW had reached an agreement on the suit, which alleged that it engaged in price gouging of uninsured patients, but the new ruling restructured the payout to ensure that all affected patients received the same benefits. CHW will pay out …

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Judge dismisses suit against UnitedHealth

June 19, 2006 — 8:01pm ET

A federal judge in Florida threw out a major case against UnitedHealth, resolving a class action suit the that has faced the health plan for the last eight years. About 800,000 physicians had filed suit against the insurer, arguing that it unfairly cut reimbursements. Claims against Coventry Health, which was also named in the suit, were thrown out as well. In March, Arizona fined UnitedHealth for improperly denying thousands of physician claims. Last week, the company was forced to …

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