Paul:

Actually it was a Supreme Court issue, back in 2003, that allowed states to force HMOs to accept "any willing provider" and to prevent HMO retaliation against providers thus allowing providers to see more patients in order to make a decent living. Read more here-

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E6DD1F39F930A35757C0A9659C8B63

This paper explains how Virginia took the "any willing provider" laws and made them broad-reaching:

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3257/is_n5_v48/ai_15484887


If your state medical society hasn't used this ruling to enact a state law, then you should get on top of them to do so!

Cheers,
Al

Last edited by alborg; 04/04/2008 1:08 AM.