Monthly Archives: February 2014

A Stanford University study has found that non-trauma centers were more likely to admit patients who had insurance than to transfer them to more skilled facilities.  See Kaiser Health News Report:  http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2014/February/19/Insurance-may-determine-who-goes-to-trauma-centers.aspx?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=11997127&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9lfQpyU61U0oelsCna5hL3_KVlhW8HdZlwodrW5IDFM_b9O5p-LSYhlTlzlMcI3KkfQ3SFMEQa8PLFT-5flzkVlUOLIg&_hsmi=11997127

Aetna, the U.S.’s third-largest insurance provider, may be forced to double its rates or opt out of the program, the company’s CEO, Mark Bertolini, told CNBC on Thursday. http://www.cnbc.com/id/101397231