Major Health Plans Violate State Law Over Networks (PBGH Policy Blog)

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November 2014

Leading this month’s policy blog is news that Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California gave consumers misleading information about their provider networks in plans sold on Covered California. Click below for more information on this story and our other featured topics.

1. California Regulators Find Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California Violated State Law Over Networks

2. Feds Clarify That Employers Cannot Give Workers Stipends To Shop On Government Exchanges

3. Prices (Not Utilization) Drive Increases in Spending for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

4. Lack of Healthy Provider Competition Leading to Higher Physician Charges

5. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear New Challenge to Health Care Law

6. New Surveys Suggest Very Few Employers Plan to Drop Health Benefits

Bill Kramer, MBA,
Executive Director, National Healthcare Policy  

Scott Hauge
President
Small Business California
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