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It's time for that Blue Shield of California membership meeting
The changes roiling the healthcare industry in recent years make me think of "The Burning of Los Angeles," the apocalyptic painting that is the narrative center of the famous Hollywood novella The
Health plan premiums soar faster than income
Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance have skyrocketed 41 percent between 2003 and 2009, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund. That increase is three times higher than that
How to handle the transition to fully covered preventive care
While many parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed in March, won't take effect until 2013 or so, the new preventive health requirements begin to kick in for some
SPOTLIGHT: HHS offers health plan tools on website
As part of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has placed new consumer-friendly tools on its website to promote greater financial transparency. Estimated monthly
Los Angeles arena plays host to free care for thousands of homeless, uninsured patients
Not that heathcare providers--or society at large--needed a reminder that there are vast unserved needs among the among the homeless and uninsured, but they surely got one this week. About 1,500
MGMA: Finances, EMR top 2009 challenges for practices
Keeping down operating costs, maintaining physician compensation levels and buying/rolling out an EMR are the three biggest challenges to running a medical practice this year, according to a new
Doctors still mystified by what patients owe
These days, there's lots of talk about how real-time claims adjudication--or even claims estimates--will help doctors determine, on the spots, how much patients owe above and beyond their co-pay. In
Doctors still mystified by what patients owe
These days, there's lots of talk about how real-time claims adjudication--or even claims estimates--will help doctors determine, on the spots, how much patients owe above and beyond their co-pay. In
Even with good insurance, MA patients putting off healthcare
Once again, we get a reminder that the much-touted Massachusetts health reform model is far from a cure-all. State officials there are increasingly hearing from consumers who are cutting back on
PA hospital requests payment for patient care, up front
Pennsylvania-based Abington Memorial Hospital has adopted a more proactive and aggressive patient billing policy, requesting payment upfront. However, the policy adopted by several departments,
