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Proposed limits on health self-insurance plans debated
Business and insurance groups are attacking a proposal by state regulators to impose new limits on a controversial form of health coverage that insurers are selling to small employers. The California Department of Insurance is pushing legislation that...
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The bizarre calculus of emergency room charges
Debbie Cassettari had outpatient foot surgery to remove a bone spur. She arrived at the surgery center at 8 a.m., left at 12:30 p.m., and the bill came to $37,000, not counting doctor fees. In recovery now from sticker shock, she's waiting for her...
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Health plans get mixed reviews in annual California report card
California’s annual report card on many of the state’s HMOs and other health insurance plans gave most of those rated high marks for customer satisfaction but said they need to improve treatment for lung disease, attention-deficit disorder and...Tags: Health Organizations, Companies and Corporations, Respiratory Disease, General Practitioners, Consumers
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When advance directives are not honored, and how to get data on medical prices
When I checked into a surgical center recently for a procedure that required general anesthesia, I presented my advance healthcare directive. But as I read over the consent form for the surgery, I noticed one of the provisions advised me that the surgical...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Procedural Sedation, Lawyers, Medical Procedures and Tests
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The doctor's in-box
The doctor-patient relationship is moving online. With 68% of American adults now using the Internet to search for healthcare information, it's no surprise that many also want digital access to their doctor. Whether they have that option will depend...Tags: Gaming, Companies and Corporations, Medical Procedures and Tests, Aetna Inc., Insurance
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California PPOs get mostly low marks in state survey
Money & CompanyMost major health insurers in California do a poor job of paying claims and providing customer service for members in preferred provider organization plans, according to a state survey released Thursday. The evaluation by the California Department of... -
Health insurers throw support behind Republican candidates
Tribune Washington BureauThe insurance industry is pouring money into Republican campaign coffers in hopes of scaling back wide-ranging regulations in the new healthcare law, while preserving the mandate that Americans buy coverage. Since January, the nation's five largest...Tags: Republican Party, Companies and Corporations, Healthcare Policies, Lawyers, Aetna Inc.
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Online healthcare information: The doctor's in-box
Brand XWith 68% of American adults now using the Internet to search for healthcare information, it's no surprise that many want digital access to their doctor. Whether they have that option will depend heavily on doctors' ability to get paid for the service.... -
Consumer groups want federal investigation of insurers' medical spending
Money & CompanyConsumer advocates urged the Obama administration Thursday to investigate what they called an effort by large for-profit insurance companies to slash spending on medical care even as they raise premiums. In a letter to Health and Human Services... -
Patients pay more, get less - if they're lucky
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers*This piece originally ran on A1 on Tuesday, October 21, 2008* Jennifer and Greg Danylyshyn of Pasadena are conscientious parents. They keep proper car seats in their used BMW, organic vegetables in the family diet and the pediatrician's number by the...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Health Net Inc., Healthcare Policies, Prescription Drugs, Arable Farming
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In defense of Joe Lieberman [*CORRECTION APPENDED]
Opinion L.A.Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut is taking a beating for saying he'd be willing to scuttle healthcare if the final plan has a public option. A Benedict Arnold, they call him, a traitor, and much, much worse. So I'd like to stick up for the senator...
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