With nearly 1 million violations of state law between 2006 and 2008, California’s Department of Insurance is seeking fines that could be the largest in health insurance history against PacifiCare, reports the Los Angeles Times. As Adam Cole, general counsel for the insurance department, said:
This is about intentional disregard for the interests of doctors, hospitals and patients in California, and the pursuit of cutting costs at any means possible. It’s a story of intense corporate greed. [emphasis ours]
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