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CA sues Prime Healthcare for balance-billing insured patients
California regulators have filed suit to stop growing hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services from billing commercially-insured patients for fees that insurance companies don't pay. The practice, Read more...
Coalition protests healthcare cuts in CA
It's somewhat ironic that a Governor as well known for his commitment to physical fitness as he is for being an aging action adventure hero has proposed deep budget cuts that could leave more than 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Two of California's largest health plans have agreed to reinstate a total of roughly 1,200 patients whose policies were rescinded after they began incurring high medical expenses.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...
ALSO NOTED: Bird flu pandemic risk rising; Los Angeles hospitals struggle with excess demand; and much more...
> Experts are warning that the risk of a bird flu pandemic is rising. Read more...
Los Angeles investigates another patient dumping case
Los Angeles city prosecutors have begun investigating another alleged patient dumping incident, this time a Costa Mesa hospital, which allegedly took a mentally ill man 42 miles to the city's Skid Read more...
CA regulators begin broad review of policy cancellations
In a move that could cost health insurers untold dollars, and possibly change the dynamics of the individual coverage market, the California Department of Managed Health Care has begun reviewing Read more...
Kaiser suspends perinatologist over mistakes
Years after co-workers allegedly reported him to management for inappropriate behavior, Kaiser Permanente has announced that it has suspended high-risk perinatologist Dr. Hamid Safari. As of late Read more...
ALSO NOTED: CA hospital chain sues Kaiser; CDC: Cities and states not prepared for health emergency; and much more...
> A new CDC report suggests that cities and states are ill-prepared for an emergency health crisis. Read more...
Kaiser hospital admin steps down
The administrator at Kaiser Permanente's Fresno hospital stepped down yesterday, days after CMS Read more...
Too often, MDs blame obese patients' ills on fat
For years, overweight and obese patients have argued that physicians are too quick to attribute their health problems to their weight--claims that have been met with great skepticism in the medical Read more...
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