Health Care & Hospital Law
Aug. 13, 2009
More Managed Care Deals Killed in Battle Over Who Pays
Until this spring, Emanuel Medical Center delivered most newborns in its rural, farming town of Turlock. But when the small Christian hospital challenged the state's largest for-profit health plan over low reimbursements, the powerful insurer decided to send its patients elsewhere.
Daily Journal Staff Writer Until this spring, Emanuel Medical Center delivered most newborns in its rural, farming town of Turlock. But when the small Christian hospital challenged the state's largest for-profit health plan over low reimbursements, the powerful insurer decided to send its patients elsewhere. Anthem Blue Cross terminated its contract with Emanuel in April and as a result, about 6,000 Blue Cross members in the area mu...
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