State health regulators announced today they have fined L.A. Care, a health insurance plan for Los Angeles County's neediest residents, $55 million for failing to ensure that patients have timely access to care, denying needed treatment and ignoring members' complaints.
California regulators have issued $55 million in fines against L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, for failing to authorize care for thousands of poor and at-risk members.
L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, was fined $55 million for failing to authorize care for thousands of at-risk members, causing health-threatening treatment delays, California regulators announced Friday.