Open up a concierge practice, well this physician was canceled by one carrier. Other carriers have done the same in other instances. Read the full story for all the details. Physicians all over are changing business models and when they select to charge and give the patient the time...
Is this a new sign of the times with the insurers purchasing HMOs? One thing it will do is bring more under contract with additional services and offices available from the consumer end and the employees of the HMO appear to have benefited with keeping their jobs. BD The area's...
Interestingly enough, while I was watching this video, my cell phone rings from Anthem Blue Cross with an automated questioning system about taking care of my health, somewhat of a parody as I was reviewing the video for the blog. I went through the system and first off I do have to make one comment...
American Society of Clinical Oncology and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan will collect cancer information from 11 oncology practices in Michigan. Each physician will be paid around $3000.00 for their time in for the collection process. This is good for the exchange of information...
It used to be we would hear some type of concern, but the comments here sound like a torrid of anger, hope this is not a sign of the times when it comes to working with carriers for health care. It makes it sound more like a war than a negotiation process towards working to achieve better healthcare...
Good news to help some of the financially strapped hospitals here in California, but how much will each one actually see, as 11.8 million among 480 hospitals is not a huge chunk of change. In the meantime though, the current woes for WellPoint continue over stiffer penalties. One report from last...
The lawsuit states they “broke the law” by acting like a for profit organization and shifting funds to buy a California insurance company. It appears as if Blue Cross operates similar to an assigned risk carrier as they cannot deny coverage as long as the patient pays , unlike out here in California...
Personal health plans are moving forward with Blue Cross in Massachusetts joining the cause by providing information to be imported in to the PHR. This is just the start as I’m sure in the time this will be targeted to be a 2 way street, with insurers asking for other information from the patient...