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Anthem hiked deductibles, breached member contracts, lawsuit alleges
Anthem Blue Cross in California used "bait and switch" tactics to change the terms of customer contracts to charge them more for deductibles and other out-of-pocket expenses, according to a
ACOs taking hold in California for cost savings
Like the early pioneers of the West, California is proving to be a hot spot of the accountable care organization (ACO) experiment. Under healthcare reform, hospitals, providers, and insurers are
Guest Commentary: Anthem dishes on California's first ACO
Guest post by Aldo De La Torre Making healthcare safer and more affordable for Californians is the highest priority at Anthem Blue Cross. That's why we are working with physician and hospital
Anthem launches ACO in California
Anthem Blue Cross and the Individual Practice Association Medical Group of Santa Clara County (SCCIPA) are launching an accountable care organization (ACO) to provide coordinated, seamless medical
Blue Shield to stop denying coverage of autism therapy
In separate agreements with California's two insurance regulating agencies, Blue Shield of California has agreed to stop denying coverage for an autism therapy called applied behavior analysis. The
Anthem rate hike 'unreasonable,' California regulators say
The California Department of Managed Health Care is calling Anthem Blue Cross's 16 percent rate increase affecting 120,000 individual customers "unreasonable," but said it can't stop the insurer from
Anthem cuts, delays premium rate hikes
Anthem Blue Cross, the WellPoint subsidiary in California, announced it will raise individual premium rates by less than originally planned and will also delay increases to co-payments and
Blue Shield to delay rate hike after public pressure
Blue Shield of California agreed to delay its premium rate increases on the same day that protesters gathered before the insurer's San Francisco headquarters. After initially balking, Blue Shield
California insurance commissioner to enforce 80 percent MLR
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones now has authority to enforce a new federal rule requiring health insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premiums on medical care, reports the Sacramento
Aetna, Anthem, PacifiCare asked to delay rate hikes
After asking Blue Shield of California last week to delay its proposed rate hike of as much as 59 percent, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones notified Aetna, Anthem Blue Cross and
