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Health Care & Hospital Law

Jan. 14, 2012

Government orders Anthem to reimburse providers

The California Department of Managed Health Care ordered Anthem Blue Cross to reimburse underpaid health care providers on Thursday, but it remains to be seen if the department's mandate has any teeth.


By Mandy Jackson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The California Department of Managed Health Care ordered Anthem Blue Cross to reimburse underpaid health care providers on Thursday, but it remains to be seen if the department's mandate has any teeth.


Insurance companies operating health plans in California are required by the Knox-Keene Act to pay doctors, hospitals and other providers accurately, fairly and on time, but a DMHC audit found that...

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