Insurer Anthem to no longer pay for medical errors
To give hospitals an incentive to avoid some of the most egregious medical errors, Missouri’s largest insurer no longer will pay for certain mistakes, including when a surgery is performed on a wrong body part or patient.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Missouri announced the plan Wednesday as part of a national initiative by Wellpoint Inc., its parent company and the nation’s largest insurer. Wellpoint’s policy change comes on the heels of similar changes by Medicare, the government health plan for the elderly, and Aetna Inc., another of the country’s large insurers. Other insurers are considering similar changes. Click here to read the entire article.
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