Healthcare

The ‘R’ Word; Justice Souter Takes on a Health Care Taboo

June 18, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">New York Times</p> <p>WHICH side are you on?" goes an old union song. It's a question patients might be asking their doctors in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision, shielding health maintenance organizations from some lawsuits by patients in federal court. *</p>

Ruling Raises HMO Stock, But More Cases In Wing

June 14, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">USA Today</p> <p>Wall Street gave the Supreme Court's decision on managed care a thumbs up Monday, but HMOs' legal battles are far from over.</p>

GIANT MEDICAL GROUP IS BACK IN CRISIS MODE

June 13, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">LOS ANGELES TIMES</p> <p>The giant medical practice once owned by MedPartners Inc., whose financial crisis last year disrupted care for about 1 million patients in California, is once again near bankruptcy.</p>

Supreme Court Finds No Federal Case in HMO Lawsuit

June 13, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Wahington Times</p> <p>The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 yesterday that health maintenance organization members injured because doctors ration health care in pursuit of cash bonuses may not make a federal case of ordinary malpractice lawsuits.</p>

Ruled Called Triumph For Managed Care

June 13, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Sacramento Bee</p> <p>In a decision that could prod Congress to act on health care reform, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that health maintenance organizations cannot be sued in federal court simply because they offer incentives to their doctors to reduce treatment costs.</p>

Court Nixes Some Lawsuits vs. HMOs

June 12, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Associated Press</p> <p>WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court waded into the patients' rights debate Monday, shutting down one legal avenue for people to sue their health-maintenance organizations while Congress considers bolstering the right to sue.</p>

DOCTORS TAKE HMO FIGHT TO FEDERAL COURT

May 26, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Los Angeles Times</p> <p>California doctors on Thursday launched their broadest legal assault yet on managed care, accusing three of the biggest HMOs of conspiring to keep doctors' fees low, lying to doctors and patients about the quality of care members would receive, and attemp</p>

Kaiser health plan fined for ‘systemic’ problems in ’96 death of woman

May 17, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">Knight Ridder/San Jose Mercury News</p> <p>The state Department of Corporations has assessed a $1 million fine _ one of the largest ever _ against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan for "systemic" problems in its medical services that resulted in the death of a San Leandro woman in 1996.</p>

State Seeks $1 Million From Kaiser In Death

May 16, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>The state agency that regulates health plans says Kaiser Permanente should be fined $1 million for failures in providing basic health care, including emergency services, at its Hayward facility.</p>

STATE OF CALIFORNIA LEVIES LARGE FINE AGAINST KAISER PERMANENTE FACILITY FOR QUALITY-OF-CARE PROBLEMS

May 16, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">National Public Radio All Things Considered</p> <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, host: The state of California has levied one of the largest fines ever against an HMO for quality-of-care problems.</p>

HMO Fined $1 M For Delaying Care

May 16, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>* Biggest Calif. HMO Fine Ever In Individual Case</h3><p class="source">CBS Evening News</p> <p>LOS ANGELES CBS(CBS) Kaiser Permanente, California's largest health insurer, was slapped with a $1 million fine for problems uncovered during an investigation of a patient's death at a hospital the health insurer owns, CBS News Correspondent John Black</p>

What’s The Fairest Battlefield In The Fight For Better Health Care?

May 15, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<h3>Patients Shouldn't Have To Sign Away Their Right To A Trial In Order To Receive Medical Care</h3> <p>Recently, the California Supreme Court reaffirmed that people in private arbitrations do not have the same rights as people who go to court. The war between patients and their HMOs could become a lot less contrarian if state legislation mandating the rig</p>