California’s Proposed Single Payer Healthcare Clears Another Hurdle

The Assembly Appropriations Committee passed Assembly Bill 1400 on Thursday, which would create a government-funded health care system in California known as “CalCare.” The proposal would expand medical coverage to all California residents under a single-payer structure………………..

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California Poised To Pass Single Payer Reference Based Pricing Plan

California Hospital Administrator Reacts

The bill would eliminate commercial health insurance and Medicaid coverage in California and replace those forms of coverage with CalCare, a government-run health plan that will pay medical care givers 100% of Medicare allowed charges………………..

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But Hank Said……………………

Henry  “Hank” Miltenberger

“When you go public, it changes the culture. That can be good for some companies, but we’re glad we don’t have to worry about quarterly earnings reports. I’ve never considered selling Gilsbar. I don’t view the business as a investment. It’s a stewardship. I hope to hand it off to someone with the same values—values where people are a priority over dollars.” (Up With People – New Orleans Living Magazine)

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Network Adequacy Standards For QHPs And More Guidance For 2023

Heath care in this country has essentially become a government regulated utility. New 2022 health care mandates are causing employers more headaches and putting them at additional risk for punishing sanctions if they fail to comply. And if you have a network plan, more regulations may be coming in 2023.

It may be time to drop your network………………..

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Abilene ISD Opts Out of TRS ActiveCare

    2022 TRS ActiveCare Theme Song by Queen

“When we started looking at this … we thought this was going to be a tough decision,” Zeller said after the meeting concluded. “But when we started researching, the quality of the products out there, the caps the companies were willing to give us, a three-year cap on increases, it made it evident the market helped us make this decision.”

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Dark Horse TPA Acquires Texas School District Business

Out of the blue a dark horse out-of-state TPA captures Texas school business from right under the noses of Texas based TPA’s vying for the same business……….Region 14 Education Service Center, Abilene Independent School District, Crowley Independent School District, and Pearland Independent School District…………….

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