Patients sue insurers over 'balance billing'
LOS ANGELES The practice of balance billing, in which hospitals bill patients to boost low insurance-reimbursement rates, has come under attack in a proposed class action filed on behalf of California ...
CA. OKs Anthem as new Blue Cross parent
The Dir of CA's agency overseeing HMOs said she will allow Anthem to take over from WellPoint Health Networks as the new parent Corp of Blue Cross in the state.
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. - Topix.net
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Manor Care 2Q Profit Nearly Doubles
Manor Care said that Q2 earnings more than doubled, with revenues rising from an increased number of Medicare patients despite selling 12 of its nursing and assisted-care facilities during the 1st half of 2004.
CMS Implements $1 bln Program To Help Hospitals, Others Recoup Unpaid Emergency Room Costs
The CMS announced a new program to provide $1 bln over 4 years to help hospitals and other providers recoup the costs of providing needed medical care to uninsured patients who cannot pay their hospital bills regardless of their citizenship status.
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