LA County health plan fined $55M for health care failures

, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, was fined $55 million for failing to authorize care for thousands of at-risk members, causing health-threatening treatment delays, California regulators announced Friday.

"The scope and breadth of its violations indicate deep-rooted, systemic failures that threaten the health and safety of its members," said Michelle Baass, director of the California Department of Health Care Services. "My hope is that this sends a strong message to the entire industry that the state takes very seriously protecting all consumers, but particularly our most vulnerable enrollees," said Mary Watanabe, director of the Department of Managed Health Care.

The state regulatory agencies said their investigations were prompted by an article published two years ago in the Los Angeles Times, which noted that patients seeking specialty care with a referral from their primary doctor had to wait months for approval instead of the required 15-day limit for the health plan to offer appointments.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

I believe your article should be amended to read this is the 2nd time they are guilty of the SAME offense and 100,000s of patients affected. Not 10's. lacarehealth lacare lacarehealthplan evil crooks youregoingtohell LACareHealth You have ZERO good intentions at this point

Oh my my… totally shocking…

disgusting

When does the multibillion dollar class action suit follow?

Hope you dole out the same punishment to the private providers. They suck, too!

How about aboutKP ? Email diagnosis are a thing now!! Not even getting the service I am paying for !

We don't have health care, we have health insurance.

Finally

Hope that fine goes towards helping the people that were negatively affected

Oh sure… but let’s push state funded insurance and think it’ll be better. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I’m shocked.

Fox folks.

VA quality care for all.

Publicly operated means publicly fined

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