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A jury has ordered Blue Cross of Louisiana to pay $421m to a hospital specializ… |
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, h… |
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Post #At1oKxetIE66aW5dMu by [email protected] |
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In a characteristically brilliant and deep investigative story, *Propublica*… |
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Post #At1oKyAnNbcOBT1768 by [email protected] |
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The hospital at the center of this controversy is the Center for Restorative Br… |
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While other surgeons perform this surgery, DellaCroce and Sullivan are acknowle… |
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Post #At1oKzENRm4rSrhUJs by [email protected] |
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Accordingly, patients seek pre-approval from their insurer before undergoing th… |
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Post #At1oKzkzUWAJ60xX9c by [email protected] |
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Rather than throwing their patients into the Blue Cross meat-grinder, DellaCroc… |
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Blue Cross's official excuse for denying the claims was that it was acting … |
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In addition to this argument, Blue Cross insisted that the fact that it had pre… |
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Post #At1oL1GDtsk5lAZzTU by [email protected] |
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In court, however, the company was forced to admit that an "approved"… |
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The insurer also claimed that there were checks and balances to prevent arbitra… |
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Other Blue Shield organizations in different states would pay 16% kickbacks to … |
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Post #At1oL2strZH4nPgOOm by [email protected] |
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Blue Shield is one of the nation's largest health insurers, and Blue Shield… |
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Post #At1oL3Rzl5LaYG6Q6K by [email protected] |
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First, we allowed pharma companies to merge to monopoly, which gave them the po… |
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And indeed, *97%* of doctors and hospitals have a negotiated rate with Blue Cro… |
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Post #At1oL4cfOtTgBe6SNE by [email protected] |
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For the strategy to work, *everyone* has to be a monopolist, otherwise they'… |
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Post #At1oL5AhMMhRtC1dQ0 by [email protected] |
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Blue Shield's position - the position of the entire for-profit health indus… |
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Post #At1oL5iNL9ddZdmWuW by [email protected] |
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I'm on a 20+ city book tour for my new novel *Picks and Shovels*. Catch me … |
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Post #At39eaH8EWKO3N8QJk by [email protected] |
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@pluralistic once again: health insurance should be considered a criminal enter… |
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@pluralistic This is where Luigi has made a difference. These stories never saw… |
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@clusterfcku @pluralistic When the goal of the corporation is to.maximize profi… |
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Post #At3SJdqdeYbGBKTDkm by [email protected] |
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@wagrimes @clusterfcku @pluralistic Predatory capitalism is eating itself. Ther… |
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@MissGayle @wagrimes @clusterfcku @pluralistic I would say it’s the entire ne… |
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@pluralistic Insane. Universal Heathcare must be a major priority after these t… |
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@MissGayle @wagrimes @clusterfcku @pluralistic you can't give them credit f… |
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@MissGayle @wagrimes @clusterfcku @pluralistic Many businesses and industries a… |
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@pluralistic keep rollin' those dice, Steven. I'm ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN i… |
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@pluralistic This seems straight out of Monty Python’s satirical observations… |
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@pluralistic If you look at any written prior authorization from any insurance … |
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@PattyHanson 'In court, however, the company was forced to admit that an &q… |
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@DataKnightmare @itsmeholland @pluralistic Always remember that any denial, del… |
