Insurers Push To Rein In Use of Costly Medical Scans
WellPoint, Aetna and Cigna are among the health insurers that have contracted with radiology benefit managers as part of an effort to use MRIs and CT and PET scans only when it is clear that patients will benefit from the test. Doctors say the new process can delay care for patients and raises other hurdles.
- "Insurers Hire Radiology Police To Vet Scanning" (Wilde Matthews, Wall Street Journal, 11/6).