MANAGED CARE PLANS are taking aggressive steps to keep clinical lab testing within their preferred networks. In particular, Aetna, Inc., is earning a reputation as one of the toughest insurers in this regard. Most recently, in a letter sent to at least one network physician, Aetna warned the physician that, if the doctor continued to […]
- "Managed Care Update"
Aetna Threatens to Expel Docs for Out-of-Network Lab Referrals
In letter, insurer reminded in-network physician that Quest Diagnostics Inc. is Aetna’s “national preferred lab.”
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XX No. 9 - July 8, 2013 Issue
