It is well known in some circles that Blue Cross of California sent letters to physicians asking them to report conditions that their patients may have hidden when they applied for health insurance in order to cancel policies.

For more information related to this important topic, see http://www.hcplive.com/articles/Chilling_Effect_of_Cost_Containment

 

Unfortunately, the following links no longer work (but I'm working on it): "Healthcare Reform & Managed Care," on MDNG.com, "Incentive Perversity" – Originally posted Tuesday, July 29, 2008