Managed Care Law Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . January 12th, 2004
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Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance - California court bows out of employer-sponsored health insurance ballot fight
Medicaid - Two Tennessee men charged in healthcare fraud scheme
Medical Malpractice Insurance - Washington governor proposes $30 million to ease malpractice insurance costs
Medicare - HHS secretary promotes program's changes at Wisconsin town hall meeting
Medicare - Seniors find new Medicare law confusing
Medicare/Medicaid - Former administrator takes healthcare job at law firm
Oxford Health Plans, Inc. - Health plan provider expands coverage to include intranasal flu vaccines
Asthma & Allergy Fdn. of America - Survey shows allergy treatment more costly due to insurance restrictions
Atrium - Plan expands coverage to nasal flu vaccine
Business & Finance - Humana announces deal to purchase Louisiana managed-care business
Correctional Health - New network for Kentucky inmates saving money
Healthcare Benefits - Hospital system drops plan to offer discounts to uninsured
Electronic Claims Processing - Claimsnet to provide services to PPO
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance - About a fifth of Milwaukee, WI-area physicians agree to health plan
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance - Colorado considers funding proposal to aid businesses
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance - Garment maker's insurance plan leaves workers saddled with bills
Given Imaging, Ltd. - Company reports expanded reimbursement coverage for capsule endoscopy
Greystone Associates - Study: Noninvasive technologies poised for dramatic growth
Health Savings Accounts - Tax-free accounts for healthcare now available
Healthcare & Politics - Candidate's son lends name to healthcare plan
Healthcare Access - Arroyo Seco announces new agreement with SCAN Health Plan
Healthcare Access - Race, income key factors in women's health and insurance
Legal Issues - Dispute over Arkansas health insurance law lingers
Healthcare Benefits - Blue Cross offers new insurance policy to New Mexico consumers
Healthcare Benefits - Nebraska gets $700,000 grant to help uninsured
Healthcare Benefits - Non-elderly insured hit post-1987 low in 2002 despite growth in public programs
Healthcare Benefits - Nun's calling frowns on divorce; in her job, it's a strategy to get insurance
Healthcare Coverage - Fortis Health re-enters Kentucky small group health insurance market
Healthcare Economics - States cut health spending on the poor
Healthcare Insurance - California group awards $5M for local health coverage efforts
Healthcare Insurance - State leaders working on a plan to get Oklahomans insured
Legal Issues - Blue Cross agrees to North Carolina's largest fine for claim underpayments
Managed Care - Research shows preferred provider organizations dominate managed care industry
Legal Issues - Indiana fines insurer $50,000 over claims handling
Managed Care Interface - Study shows controlled-release paroxetine decreases risk of discontinuation
Medicaid - Healthcare providers, consumers unite to fight program cuts
Mergers and Acquisitions - Humana, Inc., to acquire Ochsner Health Plan of Louisiana
Minority Health - California Hispanics, limited-English speakers report worse health
Prescription Drug Benefits - Pharmacy choice in R.I. gets another chance when Legislature reconvenes
Quality Assurance - HMO report shows need for improved care of children, women in Utah
Restructuring - Oregon health insurer lays off 170 employees
Stanford University - Expanding public insurance for HIV/AIDS could markedly increase survival rates
State-Sponsored Health Insurance - Finance commissioner says TennCare can be fixed
State-Sponsored Health Insurance - Minnesota Senate Democrats offer health plan
Legal Issues - Lawsuit filed over Hawaiian public-worker health insurance plan
State-Sponsored Health Insurance - Wyoming task force makes recommendations to improve state's program
Legal Issues - Two pharmacists charged with defrauding Medicaid
Legal Issues - Woman sentenced to more than 4 years for Medicaid fraud
Medicaid - Commissioner says New Hampshire drug stores overcharging the state
Medicaid - Judge rejects Georgia clinics' request to fund 'medically necessary' abortions
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