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Aetna, Doctors Face Off Over Costs
California physician groups sued health insurer Aetna Inc. Tuesday for a slate of business practices the doctors say limit patients' choices, the latest salvo in a classic standoff between managed-care and medical practices.
In February, Aetna sued some of the same doctors bringing Tuesday's allegations, saying the physicians schemed to inflate their bills to the insurer for a raft of services by nearly 800%, raising health-care costs for members.
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Source: The Wall Street Journal
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