Public scrutiny. State officials hunt for fraud by health insurers.
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Fraud↗
Biomedical subjects
Laura B Benko
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National ambition. Deal would put Coventry in all 50 states.
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Health Maintenance Organizations↗
Veto power. Bill mandating discounts for uninsured gets spiked.
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California↗
California healing. State survey shows waning patient satisfaction.
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California↗
Making its mark. PacifiCare buys American Medical, expands market.
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California↗
Cost of coverage: premiums rise by an average of 11.2%: Kaiser study.
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Fees and Charges↗
Gone shopping: more employers show interest in health savings accounts, helping to accelerate the consumer-driven healthcare movement.
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Consumer Behavior↗
Even-steven: Calif. bill would limit hospital charges.
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American Hospital Association↗
Strike over benefits: employees stage walkout against group health.
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Collective Bargaining↗
Going retro. Health plans try to control costs by bringing back some old practices.
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Cost Control↗
Still united? N.J. docs say lawsuit stays merger; insurer disagrees.
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Health Facility Merger↗
Rolling in dough. Despite the controversy surrounding CEO pay, healthcare leaders continue to enjoy generous compensation, with insurers leading the pack.
Despite the controversy about pay for CEOs, leaders continue to enjoy highly lucrative compensation. Modem Healthcares second annual report on CEO pay shows healthcare chieftains fared nicely. Acute-care hospital CEOs, such as HCA's Jack Bovender Jr., left, saw their median compensation rise 12.50%
Administrative Personnel↗
'Paving the way. Judge brings Pa. closer to capping Blues' surpluses.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans↗
Lone holdout. Anthem suit would fight final mega-merger hurdle.
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California↗
Moving back into HMOs. With the Anthem-Wellpoint merger looming ahead, one Wisconsin health system is buying back its HMO.
While other health systems have been steadily getting rid of the HMOs they launched in the 1980s and '90s, UW Health is buying one back. "We decided it was better for us to own the HMO independently than to have it operate within the WellPoint-Anthem framework," says Jane Barnett, left.
Academic Medical Centers↗
Blues unite. BCBS of Arkansas, Florida to consolidate products.
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Arkansas↗
Managed care. New call for patients' bill of rights. Docs worry ruling limiting HMO suits will boost medical malpractice filings.
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act↗
Formidable foe. CalPERS fights to block WellPoint-Anthem merger.
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Administrative Personnel↗