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...consumers about doctors with questionable records - ranging from sexual assault to failure to correctly fill out a license renewal form - by passing legislation that would require the information to be made available to the general public. At present, the Data Bank is open to hospital administrators, licensing boards and HMOs. The Data Bank, established 10 years ago, was opened in large part to keep track of physicians convicted of crimes in one state who simply cross state lines to duck their criminal records. Because regulation of docs rests in the hands of the states, the national legislature was eager...
...because it's music, but you can extrapolate a little bit and see how it's a problem as we move forward with other types of information. Say it's a health care web site, and now they're compiling all sorts of information about your health." Note to HMOs: You didn't hear that last part...
...much enforcement is going to cost." Clinton appears unmoved by their complaints, and, according to the New York Times, is annoyed with Congress for allowing the issue to languish for so long. Indeed, Clinton will take the opportunity to urge Congress to also allow patients to sue doctors or HMOs for undermining their privacy...
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES French medical group nabs Nobel. Thank goodness no HMOs in Kosovo...
...WATCH Last week Aetna and Humana got slammed with class actions for failing to disclose bonuses given to doctors and claims reviewers who kept costs down by restricting patient care. More cases are expected, particularly if Congress allows malpractice suits against HMOs. Meanwhile, HMOs are planning to raise their premiums an average 11% next year, following this year's 6% increase, according to a Sherlock Co. survey. Although HMOs usually scale back these increases, why such a big initial hike? HMOs cite higher drug costs, for one thing, not to mention lawyers' fees...