Healthcare

HMO dispute setup flawed, report finds

January 12, 2001  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>A state report has found that arbitration used by most health plans to resolve disputes is deeply flawed at the expense of consumers.</p>

Consumer Group Seeks End To Mandatory HMO Arbitration

January 11, 2001  ·  Jamie Court

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- A consumer group Thursday urged lawmakers to bar health maintenance organizations from forcing patients to seek arbitration in disputes.</p>

The California Patient Guide: Your Health Care Rights and Remedies

December 30, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

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Groups Offer Health-Care Guide Online

December 29, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>Californians struggling to find their way through the managed-care quagmire now have help on the World Wide Web. Over the last two years, landmark state legislation has revamped managed-care consumer rights in California. To help patients understand w</p>

Disparate Groups Join to Promote New Coverage for Uninsured

December 6, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Medical Industry Today</p> <p>Three lobbying groups often on the opposite sides of healthcare issues have joined forces to push for expansion of Medicaid to bring more people under its umbrella along with a tax credit for low-income workers.</p>

Groundbreaking NJ case against HMO proceeds amid efforts to rein in HMOs

December 2, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">The Associated Press</p> <p>The couple who helped end drive-through deliveries after their 2-day-old daughter died are on a new crusade - this time to hold HMOs accountable for their medical decisions.</p>

Ex-Rivals Unite In Wider Health-Insurance Plan

November 21, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Wall Street Journal</p> <p>WASHINGTON -- Former enemies in health-care reform battles put aside their differences to propose steps to cut the ranks of the uninsured -- largely through expanding Medicaid and creating a tax credit for employers.</p>

KPC TO SHUTTER MEDICAL CLINICS

November 20, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>HEALTH CARE: THE COLLAPSE LEAVES CARE OF 300,000 IN QUESTION</h3><p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>The largest for-profit medical group in Southern California will close its clinics, disrupting care for 300,000 patients and presenting the first major test of the state's new managed care regulations.</p>

Supreme Court may test HMO members’ right to seek second opinion

October 27, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Dallas Morning News</p> <p>WASHINGTON _ At least 38 states have passed laws giving HMO members the right to seek an independent medical opinion if their insurer denies a treatment or test. But can a state force an HMO to abide by the arbitrator's decision? The answer depends on</p>

Patients’ Bill of Rights: Gorton Holds the Key

October 20, 2000  ·  Jamie Court

<p class="source">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</p> <p>When the U.S. Senate votes again in the next few days on a bipartisan patients' bill of rights -- which failed by one vote this summer -- the vote of Washington's U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton will be decisive for more than 125 million Americans who are without</p>

National Groups Rip Burns

October 20, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Senator Taken to Task for Handling of Libby Asbestos, Health Care Issues</h3><p class="source">Helena Independent Record</p> <p>HELENA - Two national groups took aim at Republican U.S. Sen. Conrad Burns on Thursday, one releasing ads criticizing Burns for a "lack of leadership" in aiding Montanans affected by asbestos poisoning, and the other calling on him to support a sweeping</p>

A PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

October 20, 2000  ·  Jamie Court

<p class="source">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</p> <p>When the U.S. Senate votes again in the next few days on a bipartisan patients' bill of rights - which failed by one vote this summer - the vote of Washington's U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton will be decisive for more than 125 million Americans who are without</p>