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California picks 13 health plans for state-run insurance market
After weeks of negotiations, California said it has selected 13 health plans for a new state-run insurance marketplace where as many as 5 million people will shop for coverage next year. Officials at Covered California, the state agency implementing the...
Tags: Health Insurance, Consumers, Healthcare Laws, Medicaid, Marketing
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UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Some prominent health insurers, including industry giant UnitedHealth Group Inc., are not participating in California's new state-run health insurance market, possibly limiting the number of choices for millions of consumers. UnitedHealth, the nation'...
Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Medicaid, Cigna Corporation, Healthcare Policies, Healthcare Provider
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GOP slams fundraising, other efforts to promote Obama health law
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans have opened a new line of attack on President Obama's healthcare law, charging that the administration has improperly sought help from the healthcare industry and other outside groups to implement the...
Tags: Politics, Lamar Alexander, Healthcare Laws, American Cancer Society, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Is $1,721.75 the bill you'd expect for treating a cut?
It was your basic, run-of-the-mill accident. Kim Haselhoff's 9-year-old son got nipped in the finger by one of the family dogs. It didn't seem too serious, but there was a bit of blood. Unfortunately, the pediatrician's office had just closed, and the...
Tags: Prices, Walmart, Bankruptcy, Tylenol (drug), Health Insurance Cost
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Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns
WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would. "Any time you'...
Tags: Lawyers, Kathleen Sebelius, CVS Corp., Medicaid, Healthcare Laws
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Blue Shield may lose exclusive CalPERS HMO contract
Blue Shield of California may be losing its longtime grip on one of the healthcare industry's most coveted insurance contracts. Officials at the California Public Employees' Retirement System are recommending breaking up Blue Shield's current...
Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Public Employees, Employees, Health Net Inc.
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Survey: Kaiser tops in customer satisfaction for health insurance
For the sixth consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente ranked highest in customer satisfaction for health insurance among California policyholders, according to ratings firm J.D. Power and Associates. Anthem Blue Cross, the state's largest for-profit...
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State: Anthem Blue Cross rates for small business 'unreasonable'
California's insurance commissioner said an 11% rate increase for small businesses by Anthem Blue Cross is "unreasonable" because the company overstated its costs and improperly added fees related to the federal healthcare law. Insurance Commissioner...
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CVS Caremark prescription refills under scrutiny, source says
Medicare is investigating reports that CVS Caremark Corp., the country's second-largest drugstore chain, has refilled prescriptions and submitted insurance claims without patients' approval, according to an official with knowledge of the matter. The...
Tags: CVS Corp., Medicaid, Health Net Inc., Corporate Crime, FBI
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State launches Lap-Band investigation
The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to insurer Aetna Inc.
The insurance giant said in a statement that it was...Tags: Politics, Law Enforcement, Trials, Marketing, Criminal Laws
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Sheriff, TV stars, grassroots group endorse in races
PolitiCalThree candidates in hot congressional races got an unusual range of endorsements this week. Actress and animal rights activist Betty White backed Rep. Howard Berman and Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona announced support for businessman Phil Liberatore.... -
SEIU drops initiatives as part of California hospital accord
PolitiCalA labor union that pushed a pair of ballot measures to rein in excessive hospital billing and expand healthcare for the poor has dropped them -- in exchange for an agreement that, among other things, enlists the hospital industry in......
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