Hospitals in California rank Insurers....even the best responses are not that good....""It's definitely a wake-up call for the employers," Edwards said. "When you pick a health plan for your employees, think very hard about what the health plans' relationships are with their primary providers."...Los Angeles Times.....BD
According to the survey, UnitedHealth Group received the lowest approval ratings, with unfavorable ratings from 91% of respondents and favorable ratings from only 8% of respondents. WellPoint received unfavorable ratings from 48% of respondents and favorable ratings from 20% of respondents, the survey found. In addition, the survey found that Cigna received unfavorable ratings from 47% of respondents and favorable ratings from 44% of respondents. Aetna received the highest approval ratings, with favorable ratings from 57% of respondents and unfavorable ratings from 37% of respondents, the survey found.
Jan Emerson, a spokeswoman for the California Hospital Assn., said the survey confirmed "what we are hearing from a lot of our member hospitals about health plans that operate in California, particularly the two largest ones, United and Wellpoint."
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