Medicare ACOs Save Dollars (not)
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 0.06% Kaiser Health News reported yesterday that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service...
Reference pricing saved $$ on colonoscopies
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 28% JAMA Internal Medicine published research showing that CalPERS caused dramatic shifts in s...
Fee for service payment methodology is sometimes the least bad approach
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is $64,500 Kaiser Health News reports this morning that California is delaying moving its special...
Are you protected against flood damage?
Floods are the most common natural disaster that Washington residents face, and are a threat to life, property and public services. This yea...
Insure Your House With Some Tips
When we speak about insurance strangely you have to remember is the fact that always the expense of your house have to be higher then a valu...
Cadillac Tax will raise out of pocket costs for the sick
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 46% Debate continues on whether to junk the Affordable Care Act’s excise tax (“Cadillac Tax). T...
Taking The Mystery Out Of Long-Term Care Insurance
Here's the great news: with improvements in medical technology and healthier lifestyles, consumers are living longer. Life expectancy to...
A New Taxonomy for Health Care Payments
Today’s Managing Health Care Costs Number is 8 My favorite quote on provider payment is from James Robinson (2001) T here are many mecha...
Consumer alert: If your insurance cancels your policy, you may have a hard time finding new coverage for a while
We recently received a call from a consumer who had paid the most recent homeowner insurance premium online, but the insurance company cance...
Some insurance policies may cover living expenses for those displaced by wildfires
Families displaced from their homes due to wildfire evacuations may be eligible to be reimbursed for their additional living expenses if the...
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