By JOHN COOK http://seattlepi.nwsource.com Social networks — traditionally the domain of the young — are increasingly moving into the professional ranks. There are social networks for lawyers (Avvo), real estate agents (Active Rain) and marketers (AdGabber). Now, a Seattle startup wants to create an online community — complete with forums, profiles, messaging and other tools […]

By DIANE LEVICK http://www.courant.com Reform is needed to fix the crisis of the uninsured, but it requires a joint effort of government and the private sector and should preserve the nation’s employer-based health insurance system, Aetna Chief Executive Ronald A. Williams told a congressional panel Tuesday. Changes in the $2.2 trillion U.S. health care system […]

By GETAHN WARD http://www.tennessean.com After 18 months, three levels of appeals and $150,000 in legal expenses, doctors with Premier Medical Group in Clarksville can breathe a sigh of relief after an administrative law judge ruled in their favor in a dispute with Medicare last month. Barring another appeal, the decision ends a process that began […]

By Jane M. Von Bergen http://www.philly.com A hearing on the proposed Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc. merger took an unexpected twist in Harrisburg yesterday. Instead of focusing on the merger, which would create the largest health insurer in the state, it was all about how much the Insurance Department’s consultants were being paid – […]

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By Audrey Holsclaw -Kanawha Bureau http://www.wvrecord.com CHARLESTON — Charleston Area Medical Center and its insurers have been named in a lawsuit following a recent $25 million verdict against the hospital. On Feb. 7, a Kanawha County jury returned a verdict of $5 million in compensatory damages and $20 million in punitive damages against CAMC in […]