Archive for July, 2010

Resurrecting House Calls

Friday, July 30th, 2010

[...] Private health insurance companies tend to take some of their cues from Medicare in terms of what they cover, so if Medicare eventually makes home visits more available, it stands to reason that people with private health insurance might also have access to house calls from doctors, even if they can’t afford to pay full price to a non-network provider.
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Standardizing Payments For Childbirth

Friday, July 30th, 2010

[...] that could become the standard payment for all births, regardless of whether a c-section were performed or not. There would be no financial incentive for doctors to opt for c-sections, as they would no longer receive higher compensation for doing so. The tough medical malpractice environment that OBs practice in would likely provide more than enough motivation for them to continue to do c-sections when there was a true medical emergency, despite the fact that they would know there would be no additional compensation for the birth. [...]
so interesting

Sharing Instead Of Duplicating

Friday, July 30th, 2010

[...] some doctors are nervous about such a system because they fear that they would earn less money overall. But he goes on to point out that earning a little less money might be well worth it if your job is easier and you get to spend far less time repeating tasks that someone else has already done. In addition, there would be less paperwork (electronic or otherwise) for health insurance companies to process, which should result in lower administrative expenses.
great news thought i would never see this.

If You Ever Get A Rock Stuck In Your Nose

Friday, July 30th, 2010

[...] A lot has been said about over-utilization of health care lately, and the need to reduce both cost and utilization in order to make our health care system sustainable. But I have to wonder how many urgent care clinic front desk people would be willing to give out free advice like that, and how many would have just taken our insurance info and sent us in to see the doctor?
great news thought i would never see this.

Weeding Out The Worst Health Insurance Policies

Friday, July 30th, 2010

[...] The new regulations won’t have much of an impact on good-quality policies from reputable health insurance carriers. Those plans already provide solid coverage for essential services. But removing the worst policies from the market – or forcing them to improve their coverage – will protect consumers who might otherwise have bought those plans thinking that they were as good as all the other options. And that’s a good thing.
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Cavalcade Of Risk – Colorado Rocky Mountain High Edition

Friday, July 30th, 2010

We’re in the midst of a beautiful Colorado summer, and the words to John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High (one of our official state songs) were running through my head over the weekend. So this week’s Cavalcade is a tribute to all the beauty that Colorado has to offer. I’m including a few photos we’ve taken over the years, so not only will you learn all sorts of new stuff about risk and risk management, but you’ll get a virtual tour of Colorado at the same time [...]
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HHS Details Health Insurance Requirement Plan

Friday, July 30th, 2010

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BCBS: Going Generic Makes Health Insurance Affordable

Friday, July 30th, 2010

private health insurance companies

BCBS Nonprofit Defends Health Insurance Surplus

Friday, July 30th, 2010

health insurance companies

Obama Plans Health Insurance Appeals

Friday, July 30th, 2010

does anyone know the real story