Millions More Patients in Washington Could Soon Have Access to Charity Care

Article Referred by Doug Aldeen

December 15, 2021 at 11:02 am PSTBy Jesse Jones, KIRO 7 News

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Charity care is a necessity for families all over the state and hospitals have written off hundreds of millions of dollars of care to those in need, keeping them from suffering crushing medical debt.

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72% of HR Professionals Considering Switching TPAs

Findings are based on a survey of 600 U.S.-based HR professionals who are directly involved in managing their company’s health insurance

72% of respondents said their organization is considering switching its healthcare insurer or plan administrator in 2022 — signaling a level of dissatisfaction and disengagement across the industry.

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Will Reference Based Pricing Plans Survive In Their Present Form?

By Molly Mulebriar

In one of the most far reaching edicts issued by Congress and promulgated by faceless bureaucrats in Washington, the American health care delivery system is about to enter a new era bringing fundamental change to the way health care is financed and delivered in this country.

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Mulebriar Proposes 100 Year Rate Guarantee For Texas School Districts

Nothing like a good dose of competition these days. Now, for the first time in over 20 years, Texas school districts have government permission to exit the program. Intense, pent-up competition is hell bent on peeling off as many districts as possible from the government health plan with the potential of earning millions.

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Jury Finds UnitedHealthcare and Affiliates Guilty of Oppression, Fraud and Malice

“United’s Shared Savings Program takes up to a 50% administrative fee on the difference between billed charges and United’s arbitrary payments. United often receives more money on their shared savings fee than they pay to the provider.” 

So, what else is new? This happens all the time. Most plan sponsors don’t know anything about this. Here is another example, Aetna’s shared savings of +9% (Weslaco ISD vs Aetna) And how about Oakland County vs BCBS? Cigna vs Anheiser Busch? There are hundreds of lawsuits over the years addressing this practice. – Bill Rusteberg

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