Apr
23
2008
Can the Marriage Between Health Plans and Network Providers Get Even Worse?
Author: Byron UdellAccording to two recent surveys of hospital executives and physicians, the historically rocky marriage between health plans and their network providers is crumbling.
The executives who responded to one of those surveys gave three of the nation’s five largest health plans more negative scores than positive ones. The average unfavorable rating among plans was 41%.
When asked which health plan was most difficult to negotiate with, 64% of hospital executives cited United, while 2% pointed to Aetna, Inc. United also was ranked as the slowest to process and pay claims. Overall, Aetna fared the best, with only 37% of respondents citing an unfavorable opinion of the company.
If it gets worse, what do you think it’s going to do to health care costs for consumers?
Tags: Health Insurance
