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Group releases code for recruiting foreign nurses
Health policy group AcademyHealth has released a new voluntary code of ethics for use in recruiting internationally-based nurses, one designed to better protect their rights in the midst of a rapid Read more...
Los Angeles sues Anthem for individual policy cancellations
The Los Angeles city attorney has sued Anthem Blue Cross for allegedly canceling coverage of thousands of members after they filed large medical claims. In doing so, it's following the lead of the Read more...
BCBS of MI promoting coverage pool for individuals
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has been spending big bucks to promote what it considers to be a perfectly reasonable proposal--to create a health insurance coverage fund for people who have been Read more...
Health plan industry addressing policy cancellations
Hoping to get some control of a situation that is rapidly deteriorating into a series of regulatory fines, lawsuits and heinously bad PR, the health-insurance industry is mounting an initiative to Read more...
CA seeks $12.6 million fine for Blue Shield
The state of California's insurance chief is seeking a $12.6 million fine against Blue Shield of California, accusing it of 1,262 claims-handling law violations and regs and more than 200 improper Read more...
CA court says retroactive policy cancellations "prohibited"
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...
CA regulators plan limits to health policy cancellations
Two powerful state regulators have come together in California to propose rules limiting health plans' ability to retroactively cancel policies. The state's Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) Read more...
Study: Drug, devicemaker ties with academic ctrs common
A new study suggests that academic medical centers have tight relationships with pharmas and medical-device makers, perhaps tighter than previously thought. The study, which was done by researchers Read more...
Medicaid managed care not equal to commercial plans
Ideally, Medicaid beneficiaries who enroll in a managed care plan would get the same care as anyone in a commercial plan. Unfortunately, however, that's not how it actually works today, according to Read more...
Surgeon sues over bariatric surgery copyright
A surgeon who invented a form of bariatric surgery known as the "mini-gastric bypass" has sued High Point, NC-based High Point Regional Health System and two affiliated physicians in federal court, Read more...
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