Settlement-created groups seek grant proposals - 02/07/05
Article from
AmedNews Online
Medical society leaders say the two foundations will promote high-quality health care and help physicians in their practices.
Two foundations created from the settlements of physician class-action lawsuits against CIGNA and Aetna are seeking grant proposals for projects that foundation leaders say would improve physician practices.
They said the foundations would give physicians the tools to improve practice management, promote patient safety and facilitate physician education.
"These suits were never about
the money. They were all about changing the system and moving forward," said
Tim Norbeck, executive director of the Connecticut State Medical Society and
president of both foundations. "We have an unprecedented opportunity to help
doctors in their practices."
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Physician overbilling charges put to rest
- 02/07/05
Article from
Modern Physician Online
After spending 20 hours a week for three
years fighting an HMO's accusations of overbilling by more than $2 million,
Glennon Paul, M.D., can now declare victory. But the central Illinois
physician said the time he spent preparing for an arbitration joust with the
HMO that made the accusation against him and two colleagues sapped precious
time away from his life.
"I was so angry, I'll talk to God about this case," said the 62-year-old
allergist and leader of the Central Illinois Allergy and Respiratory Service
in Springfield. "I have 11 kids and I didn't see much of my family in the last
three or four years. We see a lot of patients, and then I spent a lot of
nights working on this."
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