Open up a concierge practice, well this physician was canceled by one carrier. Other carriers have done the same in other instances. Read the full story for all the details. Physicians all over are changing business models and when they select to charge and give the patient the time...
This is not the first time this issue has been in the news in the last couple of years, but the dollars, or lack of dollars perhaps bring this to light once more, and once more it all comes back to money. There are some interesting efforts going on to try and combat the problem, such as Aetna paying...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-05-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, drugs, healthcare, Pharma, Prescriptions, Aetna, Health Insurance Coverage
Health Net also waived their right to a hearing, interesting. The checks are in the mail to over 50,000 current or former consumers. It took a few years though to resolve and a 13 million dollar fine on top, but for the insurers who have "reserves" stockpiled to handle such incidents...