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In California we are well aware of this with the recent news with Prime Health Care being challenged on this practice as they have no contracts with the insurers and charge their published rates for out of network care, and the patient is stuck in the middle, but from the other side of the coin, some...
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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...
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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...
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Is health insurance keeping up with inflation? As stated, the one million dollar capped policy of the 70’s might be more like 10 million today. More consumers are buying these policies, why, because they are what’s affordable, that is if they can still afford health insurance. It’s...
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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...
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2 Lawsuits, plenty of money, hopefully to put to good use, but they are projecting a profit on 81 billion dollars. They are also cutting 4000 jobs to curb costs, maybe this is still the leftovers from the PacifiCare purchase and merge. We all know by now what happens when mergers and buyouts...
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Prime Healthcare is growing in size, lagging just a bit behind Kaiser in size. By not having signed contracts, the hospitals can bill at their rate of service charge, so there are no breaks for the insurance companies. The hospitals see everyone in the ER rooms and are pretty much a lot of...
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There’s a lot of focus this week on the Medicare reductions, but in California there’s also the Medi-Cal cuts. Already it is very difficult to find physicians who will still take Medi-Cal today, that battle through attrition has already be done, but the biggest potential losers in California are...
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I have already posted about the failure to pass, but wanted add the comments from another site here, from the physician’s prospectus…the site has the entire break down on which voted against the bill, so there’s a list of Senators who might be able to use a little contact. The question is what...
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They are in recess until after the 4th of July so perhaps some action could be taken after the holiday that could be retro-active. The ones that will benefit will be the insurers, who are busy opening up offices in China . BD WASHINGTON — Doctors face a 10 percent cut in Medicare payments...