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Article: Aetna continues to improve doctor relations
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- Managed Healthcare Executive
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- July 1, 2004
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National Reports-Nine members have been appointed to the new Aetna Physician Advisory Committee, following the completion of an agreement between Aetna and physicians stemming from a national class-action lawsuit last year.
"Working with the board, consisting of nine distinguished physicians, we hope to initiate a productive dialogue and to further increase transparency with regard to our business practices," William C. Popik, MD, Aetna's chief medical officer tells MANAGED HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE.
Topics discussed at the board's recent meeting included transparency and billing dispute resolution, administrative simplicity, actions being taken by Aetna to solicit the input of physicians who ...