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SPOTLIGHT: Insurance companies accused of rejecting workers comp claims
Workers comp claimants and the physicians who examine them for insurance providers are at odds. Claimants believe that doctors can't be impartial and fairly diagnose their injuries because they are... Read more...
UnitedHealth will pay $350M to settle AMA class-action over Ingenix data
Just days after cutting a $50 million deal with the state of New York to address similar issues, UnitedHealth Group has agreed to pay $350 million to settle a class-action suit brought against it by... Read more...
NY hospitals implicated in Medicaid fraud
We've been hearing plenty about Medicare and Medicaid fraud in Southern California and South Florida lately; in fact, CMS even cut loose a number of medical device companies in those areas and... Read more...
PA and NY hospitals may merge
Two hospitals in Pennsylvania and New York that are only about 10 miles apart, may reach across the state border and form a new parent company. Bradford Regional Medical Center, a 96-bed facility in... Read more...
NY offers grants to help facilities restructure
Not too long ago, New York legislators created a firestorm when they approved a plan to restructure the state's healthcare industry by force. The state is still experiencing fallout from the plan,... Read more...
