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Blue Shield retroactively covers autism treatment
Blue Shield of California has reached a deal with the California Department of Insurance to immediately cover the cost of an autism treatment called applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy. Per 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
Blue Shield of California must explain rate hikes
California's Department of Managed Health Care wants Blue Shield of California to explain why roughly 70,000 policyholders received a cumulative rate increase averaging 37.5 percent, reports the San
Anthem still raising rates for some policyholders
Although Anthem Blue Cross of California announced last month it would lower or delay its planned May 1 rate increases for individual policyholders, it still plans to raise premium rates by as much
California commissioner wants authority over rate hikes
As Blue Shield of California bent to strong political and public opposition in announcing that it won't increase premium rates for its individual or family-plan members, Insurance Commissioner Dave
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
No new policies for California insurers that abandon child-only coverage
A new California law prohibits insurers that abandon child-only coverage from selling new policies in the broader individual insurance market for five years. Since the law was issued, Aetna, Anthem
PacifiCare can't pay $120M to UnitedHealth
Outgoing California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner blocked PacifiCare Life & Health Insurance Co. from paying a $120 million dividend to its parent company UnitedHealth Group ( NYSE: UNH ).
PPOs get poor marks for claims payment, customer service
Major insurers in California do a poor job of paying claims and providing good customer service for members in preferred provider organization plans (PPOs), according to a new state survey by the
UnitedHealth to pay up to $9.9 billion in fines
A unit of UnitedHealth Group--the biggest health insurer--faces up to $9.9 billion in fines in California for allegedly mishandling medical claims and other abuses, notes CNN Money. According to the
