by Sylvia Moore | Oct 8, 2012 | News
Payments of Penalties for Being Uninsured Under the Affordable Care Act Congressional Budget Office September 19, 2012 Beginning in 2014, the Affordable Care Act (comprising Public Law 111-148 and the health care provisions of P.L. 111-152) requires most legal...
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 | 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 | Aug 23, 2010 | News
Covering New Ground in Health System Shift By Robert Pear The New York Times August 2, 2010 Administration officials are eager to demonstrate and deliver what they see as the benefits of the new law (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act). But they face a...