Healthcare

Aetna Pledges Patient Protections Incentives Questioned

April 12, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">USA Today</p> <p>In a closely watched deal, Aetna U.S. Healthcare has agreed to add some modest patient protections, settling a lawsuit brought by the Texas attorney general. The agreement settles a lawsuit filed in 1998, alleging that Aetna used financial incentives t</p>

Child Injured for Life After Botched Birth at HMO, Private Arbitration Allows HMO to Continue Unsafe Ways

April 11, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Colin McCaffrey- Los Angeles, CA </p>

Woman Rejects Insufficient Settlement With HMO, Regrets Decision After Unfair Arbitration

April 10, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Linda Goldstein- Stevenson Ranch, CA </p>

Department to Aid Managed-Care Plans; New Agency’s Director Sets Goals at Conference for Health Care Industry

April 8, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">San Diego Union-Tribune</p> <p>Daniel Zingale, director-designee of the state's newly created Department of Managed Care, told a statewide audience of health care executives yesterday that he has two major proposals to unveil: Anti-baldness formula Rogaine should be covered because</p>

Insurers Step in to Give Doctors Advice, Many Analyze Prescriptions, Lab Test Results

April 7, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<p class="source">USA Today</p> <p>If you're enrolled in the Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield plan in New York, your doctor might soon get a call from your insurer. The results of this lab test don't look good, the insurer's medical director tells your doctor. Why haven't you been given add</p>

Family Asks for Speedy Arbitration Hearing, HMO Delays & Forces Settlement

April 7, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Frank Picerno- Sacramento, CA </p>

Mother Dies in HMO Emergency Room, Son Loses Claim in Arbitration

April 5, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Ina Hobson- San Diego, CA </p>

Couple Spends Five Years To Get To Arbitration Hearing, Claims HMO Bias and a Waste of Time and Money

April 4, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Hal Riedel- Lakeport, CA </p>

Mother Dies After Delayed Surgery, Costs & Wait Force Daughter to Drop Arbitration

April 3, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Betty Roberts- Pleasanton, CA </p>

Mother Dies Awaiting Life-Saving Treatment, Daughter’s Remedy Limited By Mandatory Arbitration

March 31, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Barbara Roberts- Lake Elsinore, CA </p>

Hidden Clause in Enrollment Contract Means Arbitration For Woman Suffering From Chronic Pain Disease

March 30, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Cynthia Toussaint- North Hollywood, CA </p>

Wife Dies After HMO Denies Life-Saving Surgery, Husband Fights Forced Arbitration to Get Day in Court

March 29, 2000  ·  Consumer Watchdog

<!-- excerpt --> <p> Peter Berman- Van Nuys, CA </p>