by Sylvia Moore | Aug 2, 2012 | News
Aetna sued over out-of-network pay and referrals By Alicia Gallegos American Medical News, July 23, 2012 The California Medical Assn. and more than 50 physicians are suing Aetna over alleged retaliation against doctors who refer patients for out-of-network care. The...
by Sylvia Moore | Jul 20, 2012 | News
The commodification of our health care continues. Big box retailer Costco has now teamed up with health insurance giant Aetna to offer coverage exclusively to Costco members. The Costco Personal Health Insurance program includes five Aetna health plans with medical...
by Andrew McGuire | Aug 10, 2011 | News
When I turned 60 I finally decided to buy a high deductible health plan from Aetna. I went to the doctor, and he found a lump on my thyroid. $1,500 in diagnostic tests later, it appears to be nothing to worry about. Aetna claims that my condition was preexisting and...
by Sylvia Moore | Jul 7, 2011 | News
This is the last straw. Our so-called “affordable” insurance, through AARP Aetna, will not cover preventive colon cancer screening, except once every TEN years — and then only if the screening is “routine” vs. “diagnostic.”...
by Andrew McGuire | May 25, 2011 | News
I am a cancer survivor who recently needed a biopsy of my cervical spine. As a retired registered nurse who worked at and had all my health care at a downtown Los Angeles hospital for the last 35 years I assumed that this would be done at my hospital. My insurance is...
