Daily Archives: January 10, 2012

HMOs Face Lawsuits. Part 2

January 10, 2012
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Connecticut Doctors File Suit In Connecticut, 16 doctors recently gained court approval to press a similar class action suit against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. They claim the company arbitrarily changes reimbursement rates without notice and exploits doctors’ fears of not being paid in order to influence them to limit patient care to keep...

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HMOs Face Lawsuits. Part 1

January 10, 2012
By admin

The health insurance industry is facing a barrage of lawsuits from doctors and dentists, and some states — notably Texas — have been cracking down hard on companies. The New York Medical Society is suing Cigna, Aetna, Empire Blue Cross, Oxford, Excellus, and United Healthcare, charging that they have harmed both physicians and patients...

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