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Article: Valley physicians slice ties to Aetna: Insurer lowers payments for services
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- May 6, 1999
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STAFF WRITER
Dozens of Kanawha Valley physicians have dropped national
insurance company Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The company recently cut
its payments for services provided by West Virginia doctors.
As a result, many local residents covered by Aetna may have to
find new doctors or other sources of medical care.
An Aetna representative said payments were cut because the West
Virginia businesses that Aetna represents, including several major
Kanawha Valley employers like Union Carbide, couldn't pay for their
employees' health care anymore.
"This is something that was done at our customers' request," said
Aetna spokeswoman Wendy Sue Morphew. "The employers we represent
could not sustain the high ...