Topic: Health Net Inc.

United withdraws request for patient records in Connecticut

Health Net, UnitedHealth Group and United subsidiary Ingenix said they have suspended efforts to collect medical records for Medicare Advantage members in Connecticut after hearing responses of confusion and skepticism from physicians.. Matthew Katz, executive vice president at the Connecticut State Medical ...

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Health Net, the only company among the seven largest to post a loss for the quarter and the year, took a $137.3 million charge against earnings from the sale of its business in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Health Net reported ...

Conn. doctors wary of faxes seeking patient data

Connecticut physicians and the state's department of insurance are asking UnitedHealth Group to explain why its Ingenix subsidiary sent faxes to physicians that requested medical records for review.. Some were hesitant to send the records as requested because Health Net, whose Connecticut ...

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Featured Earning coverage Interactive graphic by Jennifer Wenger / amednews How much do health plans make? Aetna pushes suppliers to offer health coverage - July 26 ? Anthem, Aetna submit new rate requests in California - July 19 ? Health Net wins ...

Blue Shield's right to cancel couple's coverage upheld

Despite a California trial court finding that Blue Shield of California acted properly when it canceled a couple's health insurance policy after approving care, physicians, lawmakers and regulators continue to turn up the heat on insurers' rescission practices.. Cindy and Steve Hailey ...

N.J. lawmakers compromise on physician referral

A bill headed to New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine's desk aims to reverse a court decision that threatened to put the roughly 200 physician-owned ambulatory surgery centers there in violation of the state's anti-self-referral law.. Medical Society of New Jersey board ...

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Aetna stock price declines following revised earnings forecast - June 22 ? Aetna lets more patients see what doctors are being paid - March 16 ? AMA takes on Aetna, Cigna over use of flawed database - Feb. 23 ? United agrees ...

More Heat for California Insurers Canceling Policies

The running saga over California health insurers canceling policies rolls on. Now, the Los Angeles City Attorney is suing an insurer called Health Net for allegedly rescinding coverage when members submit claims for costly treatments.. A Health Net spokesman told the Los ...

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Featured Earning coverage Interactive graphic by Jennifer Wenger / amednews Which health plan had the highest net income? Aetna reimburses overcharged students, underpaid doctors - Aug. 4 ? Aetna tries paying patients to take their meds - Aug. 4 ? Aetna requires ...

California fines plan for failing to reveal policy cancellation incentive

Health Net has agreed to pay the state of California $1 million for failing to tell the whole truth to regulators about how it rewarded its employees who cancelled individuals' health insurance. The Dept. of Managed Health Care on two occasions asked ...