Article written by Kenneth Kaufman, as seen in H&HN (Hospitals & Health Networks) on May 25, 2016 The Internet lets people bypass traditional channels of service. Hospitals need to keep up. For decades, we’ve talked about doing a better job of involving patients in their health care decisions and treatment. As important as that goal [...]
Article written by Keith Griffin, as seen in Hartford Business.com on May 20, 2016 Bloomfield health insurer Cigna has announced its plan to curb the country's opioid epidemic, starting with cutting the use of those drugs among its own customers by 25 percent over three years. The company said in its announcement drug overdose is [...]
The May, 2016 issue of The Self-Insurer magazine, Outside the Beltway article discusses how various states - and agencies within states - are challenging self-insured plans through claims tax schemes, limits on stop-loss insurance, demands for propriety data and other burdens. Brooks Goodison, President of Diversified Group, contributed insight, citing specific examples of state burdens [...]
Article written by Michael W. Ferguson, as seen in the New York Post New York’s state legislators are thinking small — literally. The state’s definition of “small business” expanded Jan. 1, thanks to legislation passed in 2013. Many firms that thought of themselves as medium-size are now legally considered “small.” One consequence: They’re barred from [...]
Artlice as seen in MyHealthGuide Source: Advanced Medical Strategies (AMS), 4/7/2016, www.mdstrat.com LYNNFIELD, Mass -- Advanced Medical Strategies (AMS) has announced a major upgrade to the Predict Software Suite, its web-based solution that gives subscribers unprecedented access to clinical, statistical and financial analytics to successfully manage and mitigate the costs associated with catastrophic diagnoses, specialty [...]
The article below is from LinkedIn Pulse, by Andy Neary Employers across the country are looking to provide employees with the largest and widest PPO networks as a means of giving employees choice. Somehow the health insurance industry has determined that networks should be "all-inclusive". The more medical professionals and facilities in your network, the [...]
With the Supreme Court decisions and regulatory challenges of 2015 behind us, it’s time to catch your breath and resolve to take better control of your healthcare bene t plan. Here are a few things to think about as you contemplate the New Year. Look at TeleHealth – Many companies, large and small, have added [...]
Article is by Arielle Levin Becker, from The CT Mirror What began with a plan to replace an aging piece of medical equipment has turned into a dispute over the delivery of cancer care along Connecticut’s affluent shoreline. And at a time when policymakers have expressed worries about preserving competition in the state’s fast-consolidating health [...]
Article is by Lisa Schencker, as seen in Modern Healthcare.com Many not-for-profit hospitals across the country could potentially lose their tax exemption if they became subject to the same type of reasoning that recently led a New Jersey court to erase one hospital's property-tax exemption in that state, experts say. A New Jersey tax court [...]
Article is by Molly Rosbach, as seen in YakimaHealrd.com Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital has been advertising that its medical charges are dramatically lower than those of its main competitor, Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center. But the ads are misleading because they omit a big piece of the picture when it comes to health care [...]
