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BAD NEWS INDEX BY TOPICS
ACOG (American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists)
.. Shooting Themselves in the Foot *
AETNA
.. Austin - 11/7/97 *
.. Comments - Take a Hike *
.. Contract - Bad Conract * AMA * 12/1/97 *
.. Dallas - 9/28/97 * 11/1/97 * 1/14/98 *
.. Divide & Conquer * Lab Screw Job *
.. Premiums * Skyrocketing *
.. Profits - 9/30/97 * 11/4/97 * Stock Drops Again *
.. Aetna Buys NYLCare - Major Disaster * A Comment * Bend Over *
........ Gathering Power to Crush Docs *
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
.. Main Web Site
.. Managed Care Web Site
AUSTIN RADIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
.. Quits Blue Cross
BLUE CROSS
.. Pediatricians Quit
.. Surgeons Quit * Mystery Surgeons * Scab Surgeons? * More Quit *
CIGNA
.. Bad Contract
COLUMBIA HCA
.. 11/14/97 * 12/4/97 * Advertising *
CORRECTIONS / RETRACTIONS (Ben Dover Is Willing)
.. No Takers So Far *
DEFEATED DOCTORS
.. Medical Students
.. Military Doctors
.. "Cheated, Misunderstood, and Abused"
DELL COMPUTER
.. Breaks Records Again
.. FORTUNE Cover Article
DISTURBING HMO TOPICS
.. Denying Care
.. Medicine is Not a "Playground"
.. Discussing Fees with Patients
.. Doctors are Not Fighters
.. HMOs Attacking HMOs
.. Have Doctors Been Brainwashed?
.. The Failure of Managed Care
.. A Setup For Failure
.. Call Someone Who Cares
.. Politics As Usual
.. Divide and Conquer (Physician Intimidation)
.. About Those MD/MBA's
.. American Corporations Want LESS Health Care
.. Setting a Trap for Doctors
.. Skyrocketing Insurance Premiums
.. Media Says Doctors Incomes are Rising. BALONEY!
.. New Car? Forget it!
.. VIAGRA - Insurance Should NOT Pay For It
.. HMO Premiums Increase... AGAIN
.. The Wings are Coming off the Airplane
.. Whistling in the Graveyard Won't Help
DISABILITY INSURANCE (PHYSICIAN)
.. Increasing * 12/8/97 * 2/11/98 * 2/16/98 * 2/17/98 * 2/22/98 *
DRUG COMPANIES
.. Could Help Doctors *
HUMANA
.. Buys PCA *
INSURANCE PREMIUMS
.. Rising *
IPA's
.. There's Weakness in Numbers
LABORATORY FEES
.. Should Doctors Be Paid for Lab Work?
.. Lab One Scam * More *
.. Prudential Eliminates All Lab Payments *
LINKS - GOOD IDEAS
.. The Ad Hoc Committee to Defend Health Care
.. The HMO Page
.. A Bit of Prose
MEDICAL SAVING ACCOUNTS
.. The MSA Page *
MEDIA
.. KXAN News
MEDICARE
.. Ben Dover Medicare "Opt Out" Letter * The Right Decision *
.. Blaming Doctors - Scapegoating * Charging for Drugs * More On Drugs *
.. Doctors Opting Out * Why Not? * Dates * New Fees & Fines *
.. Rip-Off * Gouging Doctors *
.. Billing Fraud *
.. Lawyers' Windfall *
.. Medicare Delays Payments! *
NYLCARE
.. The Worst-Paying Network of All * 10/1/97 *
.. NLYCare Takes Over Ethix
.. Absurd Contract!
PEDIATRICIANS
.. Going Broke
PHYSICIAN TEAMWORK
.. Breakthrough? *
PHYSICIAN UNIONS
.. 10/30/97 * Bad Idea *
PONZI SCHEME (i.e., "Managed Health Care")
.. Dictionary Definition *
"PRICE-FIXING" (A VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW)
.. Not our Intention * A Possible "Work-Around" *
PRUCARE / PRUDENTIAL
.. Slashes Fees * Quitting * Absurd Referral System *
SILENT PPO'S
.. Insurance "Slamming" * Fraudulent *
TEXAS MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
.. Meetings
.. Managed Care Seminars for Patients?
THIS ISN'T MEDICINE
.. Gobbledegook *
TRAVIS PHYSICIANS NETWORK
.. 11/19/97 *
UNITED HEALTHCARE
.. Huge Profits
.. Record-Breaking Profits * |
