Columnist: Anthem’s Role in MRMIP a Conflict of Interest
Anthem Blue Cross of California offers coverage through the state's Major Risk Medical Insurance Program and also holds the contract for administering the program, giving the insurer a "dual role" in MRMIP, columnist David Lazarus writes. According to Lazarus, the setup lets Anthem Blue Cross profit by administering benefits for consumers it declined to cover in the individual market.Â
- "Health Insurer Profits Even When Denying Coverage" (Lazarus, Los Angeles Times, 10/28).