Day: May 10, 2011

Valley Business Report May 2011

A Rio Grande Valley company has launched the first mobile CT scanner service south of Dallas. Manuel Figueroa and Orlando Rivera, Registered Radiologic Technologists launched their business after working on the concept for over a year.

Medical insurance payers can save up to 75% off their CT Scan costs.

For more information, contact Mobile CT Imaging at 956-230-0109.

Editor’s Note: Self funded medical plans in the Valley, such as the Brownsville Independent School District, should look into a direct contract with these two Valley businessmen.  CT costs could be drastically reduced while still maintaing quality care.

NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire – 04/14/11) – MultiPlan, Inc. was been named as a defendant in a lawsuit brought over a year ago against Sutter hospitals alleging false billing of certain anesthesia services. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones recently intervened in the lawsuit, and issued a press release announcing that action.

Continue reading MultiPlan Denies Guilt – California Lawsuit Has National Implications

 

The United States faces a physician shortage. In Massachusettes, where almost all residents have health insurance, patients must wait as long as seven weeks to see a primary care physician. And, many physicians are either not taking on new patients, or are not accepting Medicaid or low income patients due to low medical reimbursements.

Continue reading Seven Week Wait to See A Doctor? Is This The Future of Health Care?