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Membership drains plague top U.S. health plans
Health insurers still cannot escape the impact of the recession and high unemployment. Major U.S. health plans endured continuing membership losses through calendar third-quarter 2009 (3Q09), and... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Kaiser Permanente to cut more than 1,800 jobs in CA
Struggling with falling membership, uncertainties around healthcare reform and falling Medicare reimbursement rate, Kaiser Permanente has announced that it will cut more than 1,800 position over the... Read more...
CA system's contract measures OK'd, bond charges dropped
Recently, a San Diego-area publicly-owned integrated delivery system known as the Palomar Pomerado Health District was accused of misusing bond funds. The accusation was related to the air of... Read more...
Kaiser posts net loss of $794 million for 2008
Despite total operating revenue for Kaiser Permanente's 28-hospital system increasing roughly 7 percent last year, the company posted a net loss of $794 million in 2008 reports Modern Healthcare.... Read more...
