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PPO growth means rise in self-pay debt

September 24, 2008 — 10:39am ET | By Anne Zieger
New research suggests that state and local governments are increasingly shifting from HMO model health plans to PPO models, with plans that require employees to pay more of the tab. Analysts with the... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: California may ban ED balance billing

April 2, 2008 — 7:59am ET
For years, California officials have worked to resolve balance billing disputes--particularly those resulting from emergency department treatment--under which aggrieved doctors bill patients for... Read more...