Moda will honor health coverage according to current contracts
The announcement this week by Moda Health that it’s withdrawing from the Washington insurance market has understandably raised questions fr...
Death rates plummet in the US
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 42.9% JAMA published data on changes in mortality this week –both all causes and from specifi...
Do you need flood insurance? Now is the time to do your research
Residents in Eastern Washington are facing increased risk of flooding after extreme wildfires the last two summers destroyed much of the veg...
OIC partners with the American Indian Health Commission on Medicare training
Terri Osborne, SHIBA, right, speaks with AIHC Executive Director Vickie Lowe. Earlier this year, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler si...
Specialty Drug Cost Increases: No Easy Answers
Today's Managing Health Care Costs Number is 50% Health care costs have risen much more slowly over the last few years than over the la...
Mold, mildew, rot typically not covered by homeowner’s insurance
Living in the Northwest, it is not unusual for homeowners to discover mold, mildew or rot damage to their homes as a result of things like a...
High tech cancer screening likely to hurt more than it helps
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is $1196 Pathway Genomics, which a few years ago suggested that its genetic testing might lower em...
Do you have a teen driver? Five tips to cover with your teen
This week is National Teen Driver Safety Week, sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Motor vehicle crashe...
Oklahoma City Trims its Fat
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 1,000,000 If you asked me “what US city is spending billions of dollars to create bike lanes, g...
Medicaid enrollments soar
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number Is 14% Source Kaiser Health New s reports that Medicaid costs rose 14% in 2014 – 6% in those stat...
New Medicare pages on OIC's website, including new Advantage plans
SHIBA is happy to announce today's launch of the new and improved Medicare webpages on the OICs website. Last spring, SHIBA staff and O...
The Quantified Doctor-Patient Relationship
In a previous post we explored the doctor-patient relationship, which according to many is an important factor influencing the health care...
OIC joins Great ShakeOut drill – are you prepared for an earthquake?
The OIC is joining the Great Washington ShakeOut drill tomorrow, along with more than 1 million other participants in Washington state. In...
Health Care Ignored in Dem Debate
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is Three (ADDENDUM: FOUR) Last night’s Democratic presidential debate was full of sharp dialog and...
Use extra caution when driving in areas near wildlife
October and November are the months with the most collisions between vehicles and deer, which is compounded by fewer daylight hours and anim...
Physician Insider Trading
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 13.7% Source Here's a shout-out to recent HSPH alum Michael Sinha, who co-authored “Physici...
We can finally code appropriately for injuries from water skis on fire
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 10 Source The implementation of ICD-10, a diagnosis coding system completed by the World Health...
Guns, Gun Deaths, and Health Care Costs
Source: Vox.com OK, it's true. These two graphs have absolutely nothing to do with each other. They each tell an important story -th...
Homeowners, insurers have responsibilities in repair claims
We often hear from consumers who are concerned about their home repair or rebuild insurance claims and have questions about their insurer...
GEICO
The Government Employees Insurance Company GEICO is an accident protection organization. It is the second biggest auto back up plan in the U...
Aetna
Aetna, Inc is an American oversaw human services organization, which offers conventional and customer coordinated social insurance protectio...
21st Century Insurance
Freedom Mutual Group, all the more normally known by the name of its essential line of business, Liberty Mutual Insurance, is an American en...
Liberty Mutual
Freedom Mutual Group, all the more normally known by the name of its essential line of business, Liberty Mutual Insurance, is an American en...
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