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 Andrew McGuire | Aug 4, 2011 | News
This post was inspired by my pastor Bob Hurst’s sermon last Sunday, built around the instruction not to fret over how some evil-doers never seem to get what they deserve. As my mother put it, “life’s not fair” (subtext “quit whining and get over it”). Bob did a...
by Andrew McGuire | Oct 13, 2010 | News
By Don McCanne In the Quote of the Day for September 28, 2010, I wrote, “The $18,000 in average health care costs for a family of four is already over one-third of the median household income of $50,000.” Understandably, some readers perceived that I was...
by Andrew McGuire | Sep 10, 2010 | News
Health Insurer Cash Shifts to Favor Republicans Before Election By Drew Armstrong Bloomberg August 26, 2010 Health insurers led by WellPoint Inc. are backing Republicans with campaign donations by an 8-to-1 margin, favoring the party that’s promised to repeal...