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Justin Bieber Says US Healthcare System is “Evil” As One of His Employees Got Stuck Having to Pay In the US While Traveling

Sometimes we may wonder how others outside the US look at our broken system and this about sums it up with some real life experience. I’m sure the singer is helping his body guard out if he needs it, but Bieber was apparently making the observation...

Published Wed, Feb 02 2011 1:34 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, healthcare, health insurance, Hospitals, Politics, Canada, Music, healthcare reform, medical care, baby, premature babies, Justin Bieber, delivery

Blue Shield Not Listening to Insurance Commish in CA-Time for Mr. Jones to Hit Up the CA CIO for Some Auditing Algorithms

Ok, so what’s the reason for this title? The only leg apparently there is to stand on here is to prove that Blue Shield paid less than 70% on healthcare. Guess what you need some audit algorithms and not take them for their word as there might...

Published Fri, Jan 01 2011 5:22 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, healthcare, health insurance, California, Non Profit, Algorithms, Blue Shield, premiums, audit, healthcare reform, medical care, rates, CIOs

California Insurance Commissioner Asks Blue Cross, Aetna and PacifiCare(United) to Delay Premium Increases-HealthNet Increase Ok

HealthNet increases are said to average around 4% but actual increases for individuals will vary. HealthNet was slated to have met the 70% requirement for spending on healthcare as is the law in California as it stands today. Blue Shield’s...

Published Wed, Jan 01 2011 1:48 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, health insurance, California, Non Profit, Blue Shield, premiums, United HealthCare, healthcare reform, HealthNet, medical care, PacifiCare, rates, Atena

Health Insurance Companies Not Supporting Repeal of Healthcare–They Don’t Want Big Expense of Algorithmic Data Resets Either As “Algos” Are Their Business Models

Here we go again talking about the expensive “data resets” that everybody in technology understands and gets but there’s some politicians out there that don’t seem to be able to digest that this is there and the expense behind it. Even Walgreens...

Published Mon, Jan 01 2011 6:07 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, My Commentaries, healthcare, Medical Records, health insurance, Health IT, HHS, CMS, Doctors, Servers, HIT, healthcare reform, medical care, CIOs

Blue Shield of California Announced Rate Hikes of Up to 59% For Some Individuals

In reading this some policy holders had contracts that guaranteed no raises for a year and those are going to be the ones hit with the highest increase all at one time. Now compared to Blue Cross, Blue Shield is a non profit and quite a bit smaller...

Published Thu, Jan 01 2011 2:56 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, health insurance, California, Non Profit, Blue Shield, premiums, healthcare reform, medical care, rates

West Virginia Creates Healthcare Program for $30 A Year For Those Employed But Cannot Afford Health Insurance & Make Too Much for Medicaid–The Insurance Doughnut Hole

To qualify one must be between the ages of 19 and 64, and make less than $43,320 for a single person or $88,200 for a family of four. This is to fill the gap for those who make too much to qualify for Medicaid so it looks like we have a new doughnut...

Published Sun, Dec 12 2010 3:00 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, health insurance, Grants, HHS, medical care, Doughnut hole, West Virginia, single payer

Do Some Think That Health IT Costs and Systems Grow On Trees-Certainly Starting To Give That Impression of Late

Rich and positive experiences is referenced in this article and I would like to know who really gets that today? Does anyone or are we constantly working with innovation and forgetting the collaboration part of this scheme? As technology throws...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2010 6:49 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, healthcare, Medical Records, health insurance, Health IT, HHS, CMS, Doctors, Servers, HIT, medical care, CIOs

New Jersey Legislature Getting Smart– Bill to Modify Claim Procedures to Include Asking For Insurance Company Algorithms-Bill A3334

There’s a few other states that might want to pay attention here and for that matter, Congress too. If you have read the Medical Quack long enough I have several posts on needing algorithmic centric laws. Mathematical formulas have made many...

Published Sat, Oct 10 2010 12:25 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, health insurance, Claims, Algorithms, Laws, audits, legislation, bills, medical care, mathmatics, Algo man, New Jersy

Stan Brock From Remote Area Medical Speaks Out Asking Laws To Allow Doctors To Be Able to Cross State Lines

Florida legislation will not allow health professionals licensed in other states to cross borders to deliver free health care in this state, all volunteers for a Florida based mission have to be Florida licensed and thus earlier this year one of the free...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2010 2:53 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, health insurance, Charity, Remote Area Medical, Volunteers, healthcare reform, Obama Healthcare, medical care, RAM, Stan Brock

Remote Area Medical Going to New Orleans in August To Help Oil Spill Victims and Others

Every time I get the chance I liked to mention what Remote Area Medical is doing. They have had two free clinics in the Los Angeles area and have helped some really needy people and these are not just the unemployed either. There are people...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2010 3:27 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, health insurance, Charity, Remote Area Medical, Volunteers, healthcare reform, Obama Healthcare, medical care, RAM, Stan Brock, New Orleans, BP, Oil Spill

Remote Area Medical Free Medical Clinic Wraps Up Final Day in Los Angeles – May 3rd 2010

Today was the final day and this is a wrap up of what took place and even some of the volunteers who took time here today do not have health insurance and the number was around 7,000 people that received care. Remote Area Medical Founder Receives...

Published Tue, May 05 2010 2:13 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, health insurance, Charity, Remote Area Medical, Volunteers, healthcare reform, Obama Healthcare, Wendell Potter, medical care, RAM, Stan Brock, LA Care

Remote Area Medical Los Angeles Needs More Volunteers – Dentists, Optometrists and Ophthalmologists

Please find registration forms and more info at: www.ramfreeclinic.org As noted, if they could have brought doctors across state lines, Stan Brock said he could have flown them here from other states. If you can volunteer, go to the website...

Published Thu, Apr 04 2010 3:33 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, health insurance, Charity, Los Angeles, Remote Area Medical, Volunteers, healthcare reform, Obama Healthcare, Wendell Potter, medical care, RAM, free clinics, Stan Brock, LA Care

Remote Area Medical Los Angeles Kicks Off First Day – Press Conference With Maria Shriver and Stan Brock

The first day of seeing patients began today. As you may have already read here, this is the 2nd appearance in Los Angeles. In 2009 the first event was held at the Forum and this event is at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, where the Clippers...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2010 12:42 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, health insurance, Charity, Los Angeles, Remote Area Medical, Volunteers, healthcare reform, Obama Healthcare, Wendell Potter, medical care, RAM, free clinics, Stan Brock, LA Care

Remote Area Medical Begins In Los Angeles This Week – Keep Posted for Updates

Back in February Remote Area Medical announced a second appearance in the Los Angeles area. I have added a Twitter Feed below that will direct you to their updates and posts they add can be shared via the normal social networks, this should make...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 4:31 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, health insurance, Charity, Los Angeles, Remote Area Medical, Volunteers, healthcare reform, Obama Healthcare, Wendell Potter, medical care, RAM, free clinics, Stan Brock, LA Care

Former President of the Canadian Medical Association Thinks British Columbia Should Start Thinking About Medical Tourism

This is a bit of a switch as we always read in the news about patients that travel here to the US due to long waits and scheduling times. In some instances the government of Canada actually pays for procedures done here in the US when time may not...

Published Sun, Apr 04 2010 7:06 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, Other Items of Interest, health insurance, Hospitals, Medical Tourism, US Healthcare, Patients, Canada, medical care, British Columbia

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