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Aetna takes heat for misstating patient care spending
A Senate committee reviewing health insurers' profits has slammed Aetna for allegedly spending less money on patient care for some small businesses than it previously reported in regulatory filings.... Read more...
Senator challenges health plan claims on medical spending
Ask your typical national health plan, and they'll tell you that they spend somewhere in the range of 87 cents per premium dollar on medical payments. Of course, they call that the "medical-loss... Read more...
Health plans challenged by adverse selection fears
Given the economic conditions out there, health plans actually aren't doing too badly. But that hasn't been too impressive for Wall Street, which has kept a beady eye on an even more critical number... Read more...
California, other states consider raising minimum medical-loss ratios
We have bad news about insurance companies almost every day: fines over alleged rescissions, settlements for unfair business practices, and other various and sundry other problems. Under these... Read more...
