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AMA issues first health insurer report card
Increasingly, providers and their vendors have begun to rate insurance companies. This comes in part as a means of turning the tables on the insurers who, some say, have become far too focused on Read more...
Insurers not happy with concierge medicine
A number of insurers aren't too pleased with the small but growing trend of "concierge medicine." For an annual retainer fee, patients can have more personalized care, which may include house calls Read more...
Study: Health views vary along ethnic lines
A new study suggests that how you rate your healthcare provider may depend somewhat on your ethnic background. The study, which will be published in the journal Health Affairs, found that minorities Read more...
New York AG expands health plan investigation
A few weeks ago, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo made national news when he filed suit against Read more...
NY sues UnitedHealth over MD payments
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced plans to file suit against UnitedHealthGroup, arguing that it's perpetrating consumer fraud in how it sets rates for paying out-of-network Read more...
UnitedHealth's McGuire gives up $400M in assets
While the man is still rolling in bucks, this has gotta hurt. UnitedHealth Group former CEO has agreed to surrender more than $400 million under new agreements reached with his former employer and Read more...
NY accuses ASCs of collecting overpayments
According to a new state audit, four large New York ASCs have been playing some inappropriate financial games. The ASCs are accused of waiving out-of-pocket fees for members of the state-employee Read more...
Another two health plans agree to NY doctor-rankings system
It's becoming a stampede. Two more health plans operating in New York state have joined CIGNA, Read more...
California MDs say health plan mergers bad for business
A few years ago, California physicians predicted that the mergers hooking up PacifiCare Health Systems with United Healthcare and WellPoint Health Networks/Blue Cross of California with Anthem Inc. Read more...
Antitrust case highlights tensions over MD-owned hospitals
An Overland Park, KS-based physician-owned specialty hospital is moving ahead with a federal antitrust suit against a group of area health systems, claiming that the systems conspired with managed Read more...
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