
California investigates Aetna as medical director admits under oath he never looked at records
It has been long understood that insurance companies make money by balancing collection of premiums with distribution of care. Accusations that this is tantamount to denying care for profits are hard to ignore after a recent revelation–under oath–that Aetna’s Medical Director routinely made decisions about whether or not to pay for care without ever looking

Doctors are more likely to misdiagnose patients who are argumentative
Leave your attitude outside the doctor’s office next time. Going to see the doctor can bring out the worst in people. Being sick and fitting an appointment into an overcrowded schedule can be stressful. So can a long sit in the colorless cube of a waiting room. But if you’ve ever given a doctor attitude,