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NewsUncompensated care, underpayments to hospitals continue to climb
The amount of uncompensated care increased to $36.4 billion in 2008, up from $34 billion in 2007, according to a new report released by the American Hospital Association. Despite the rise in dollars, Read more...
Health Net charged $41M for underpaying out-of-network claims
Health plan Health Net has paid out $41 million to the New Jersey state Department of Banking and Insurance to settle charges that it underpaid out-of-network claims for 88,000 customers in the Read more...
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