Day: November 17, 2015

“This is part of an overall national trend to move away from PPO plans that come with high costs to consumers and offer little in the way of coordinated care.” – Statement from Blue Cross & Blue Shield

Continue reading More Evidence of The Failure of PPO’s

Increasing pressure from rising medical costs and the looming Cadillac Tax are pushing employers to consider innovative options to manage their Health Plans.

Continue reading Medicare Plus vs High Value PPO Network

“The hidden fees were listed in internal BCBSM documents under a variety of names:  provider network fees, contingency/risk fees, retiree surcharges, and—my personal favorite—other-than-group subsidy fees………………Lest you think this scheme was something BCBSM dreamed up on its own, an actuary from the consulting firm Milliman Inc. testified under oath that many other insurers engaged in the same practices.”

Continue reading Court Case Shows How Health Insurers Rip Off You And Your Employer