Oxford Health Plans News

April 3, 2001, 04:45 PM - Computerworld - Computer projects have failed for as long as there have been computers.

Roger London as chief medical officer. Dr. London has served as corporate VP of quality and VP of medical management at Oxford Health Plans.

Some HMOs in New York state are restricting patients' access to so-called single-source drugs, brand-name medications for specific ailments that do not have lower-cost generic versions, according to a report ...

“Our investors are not only behind some of the Internet's most successful and innovative businesses, but they also bring world-class insurance technology expertise to our company”

Other investors include Greycroft Partners and industry veterans Kevin Hill, a longtime EVP with Oxford Health Plans and most recently CEO for United Healthcare Northeast, Chan Wheeler, former CEO of Uniprise, ... via Insurance News Net

Tampa Bay Business Journal - by Margie Manning The three top executives of WellCare Health Plans Inc. via The Business Journal of Tampa Bay

N.Y. hospital accuses UnitedHealth unit of age discrimination MINNEAPOLIS A New York hospital is alleging that a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group engages in age discrimination against people enrolled in ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson

A UnitedHealth Group Inc. subsidiary engages in age discrimination against people enrolled in Medicare Advantage, a New York hospital alleged Wednesday.

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens released data it said shows a pattern of age discrimination by Oxford Health Plans in its denials of coverage for acute rehabilitation and traumatic brain injury patients.

"Our data clearly shows a pattern of age discrimination by Oxford that can be characterized as 'elder abuse,"' David P. Rosen, chief executive of the hospital and its parent company, MediSys Health Network, said in a statement. Read more

YEARLY VACATION Family home on a lake in Maine. I ran hospitals for five years before moving into managed care. via New York Times

“We've accomplished a good thing”

UnitedHealth Group Inc. agreed to create a doctor ranking program that will inform consumers and physicians about how much cost-efficiency and quality contribute to the insurer's decisions to designate ... via Newsday.com