Archive for February, 2022

Free Prescriptions For Everyone!

Monday, February 28th, 2022

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Ukraine Invasion to Likely Have ‘Substantial Impact’ on Insurance Industry

Monday, February 28th, 2022

“Sanctions also will affect the balance sheets of Russian insurers and their relationships with international partners,” added Todor Kitin, financial analyst. “The valuation of investments would be affected by a prolonged equity market downturn, any increase in the Russian Central Bank’s policy rate or a widening of credit spreads. On the other side of the balance sheet, higher-than-anticipated inflation would impact claims costs, with potential implications for the adequacy of reserves.”

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Liberal Activists Fail To Revamp American Health Care

Monday, February 28th, 2022

Single-payer proponents haven’t been able to broaden their movement beyond liberal activists or convince people that they should pay higher taxes in exchange for scrapping health care premiums, deductibles, and copays.

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How Will Rising Interest Rates Affect My Health Insurance Premiums?

Monday, February 28th, 2022

The Feds are about to set higher interest rates in March, or so those on the streets say. It is expected more hikes will follow each quarter of 2022. With the government printing presses working overtime, dumping more fake money into the economy, prices are going up everywhere and the feds are worried, or should be. The fake money supply has increased by more than 20% in the past year alone.

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Aldeen’s Sunday Bathroom Edition, Winter Edition, Vol. 1, Article 3

Sunday, February 27th, 2022

Given the current litigation over the implementation of the No Surprises Act, I thought it worthy to highlight this “Bill of the Month” from NPR which highlights a “loophole” when a facility fails to provide the necessary documentation to support an ER claim.

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World’s Most Aggressive Telemarketer Employs Ancient Sales Tactic

Saturday, February 26th, 2022

Ever been told as a kid you couldn’t have something?

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About RiskManagers.us

Saturday, February 26th, 2022

Business is about solving other people’s problems. Solving the high cost of healthcare giving employers a competitive advantage is ours.

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Texas Medical Association Wins Big

Friday, February 25th, 2022

“Providers could be more likely to use the federal IDR process to obtain higher out-of-network payments when doing so is not warranted. This could make the IDR process more likely to become inflationary, leading to higher health care costs and premiums.”

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The Great American Rx Ripoff – But No One Seems To Care

Friday, February 25th, 2022

Drug pricing in this country is a scam but most plan sponsors are doing nothing about it. That makes them complicit.

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Do It Yourself & Stop Bothering Me!

Thursday, February 24th, 2022

Attention insurance agents! Quote, Bind and Enroll group health plans all by yourself while sitting at home in your pajamas……………………..

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King Murray – The Most Outrageous Insurance Salesman Ever!

Monday, February 21st, 2022

Murray was a most amazing character and ended up selling me life insurance….. at 27 years old!

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World’s Most Ethical Company Seeks Charge Master Specialist

Monday, February 21st, 2022

World’s most ethical company has an important position to be filled in San Antonio, Texas. It involves revenue cycle management of one of the world’s largest hospital chains.

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The Cuban Revolution 2.0

Sunday, February 20th, 2022

Politicians like to talk about bringing the price of prescriptions down, but per usual, the true leaders in society actually do it………………..

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School District Announces Willingness To Fight Healthcare Costs

Sunday, February 20th, 2022

Whether to continue with a status quo health care plan or move to something different, public school districts face social, political, and administrative considerations all of which play an important part in the decision-making process.

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The Problem With Employee Wellness Programs

Sunday, February 20th, 2022

ILLUSTRATION: JOSIE NORTON

They are popular with managers and some workers, but overall they achieve little…………

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OMG! HCA Hospitals Billing At 1,000 – 1,500% of Medicare?

Sunday, February 20th, 2022

Victor Lustig Would’ve Approved!

“None of us want to underfund a hospital that is providing legitimate services, but this borders on criminal.” – Michael Watson

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Attention School Districts! Want Funds For An Onsite Clinic? ESSER To The Rescue

Saturday, February 19th, 2022
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) fund, as well as reimbursement through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to ensure that you can cover costs of hosting a clinic – including on-site set-up and operations as well as outreach and engagement activities.

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$20k More Monthly Revenue, Better Patient Care……In Just 2 Weeks!

Friday, February 18th, 2022

There’s Gold In Those Den Darn Hills Boys!

This opportunity is for you. Learn about comprehensive technology designed to improve your patient outcomes and increase your revenue. No new staff or new patients required — with typical clients seeing 11.2x ROI! 

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ICHRA’s – An Employer’s Dream Come True?

Friday, February 18th, 2022

Employers are living a nightmare. The American middle class is too……………

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Customer Service

Friday, February 18th, 2022

Ever call your insurance company about a claim? Or, if a broker, have you ever responded to an advertisement for a neat, new insurance brokerage product?

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Memorial Hermann vs BCBSTX

Friday, February 18th, 2022

Blue Cross contracted hospitals have historically found breaking up is hard to do. The standard BCBS hospital contract is an annuity – hospitals get paid even if they don’t see patients.

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What If Doctors Ran Health Insurance Companies?

Friday, February 18th, 2022

What if doctors ran health insurance companies and in a position to develop health benefits based on their training and experience?  After all, the doctor knows best…..

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Luminaries Wanted – Apply Within

Thursday, February 17th, 2022

 

 

Welcome to the fourth LUMINARIES Briefing of 2022. I’m Janet Levaux, editor in chief of ThinkAdvisor, and I’m pleased to announce that nominations for our 2022 recognition program are now being accepted online through April 29, 2022. 

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Patients Are Coming After Hospital Monopolies

Thursday, February 17th, 2022

Hospital consolidation has crushed everyone’s bank accounts and has led to the rise of anti-competitive contracts that force insurers and employers to accept take-it-or-leave-it terms.

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Texas Legislature Wants To Know If There Is Something Better Than TRS ActiveCare

Thursday, February 17th, 2022

In the last Texas legislative session SB1444 was passed requiring each regional service center to poll all districts within their service area to determine if TRS ActiveCare members are happy or unhappy with their crappy and expensive health insurance benefits.

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Oh Oh, P&C Rate Increases Are Coming!

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

“Insurers are facing an extreme escalation in inflationary pressures that increasingly strained rate adequacy last year……….”

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Holy Cow! They Made How Much……………?

Tuesday, February 15th, 2022

UnitedHealth Group was the most profitable payer in 2021, bringing in more than double the profit of its next-closest competitor with $17.3 billion in earnings.

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Wall Street Billions Chasing Primary Care Mother Load

Monday, February 14th, 2022

”Private investors, retailers and health insurers are pumping billions of dollars into primary-care ventures in a reversal that’s turned one of American medicine’s least-lucrative practice areas into a hot spot.”

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San Antonio Company Saves Self-Funded Employers Big Bucks

Sunday, February 13th, 2022

 To fight high drug prices, Utah will pay for public employees to go fill prescriptions in Mexico……………..

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Hiding Behind A Logo

Saturday, February 12th, 2022

Why do self-funded plans hide behind a logo? Employers who self-finance their employee benefit program almost always do. It’s a practiced deception designed to fool everyone.

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Aldeen’s Sunday Bathroom Edition – Winter Edition, Vol. 1, Article 2

Saturday, February 12th, 2022

“Is it acceptable that our biggest employer and charity — one that made $1 billion in profit last year — forces their own employees to choose between paying their medical bills and their rent or getting sued?”

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Robert Reim School Insurance Newsletter

Thursday, February 10th, 2022

Market Conditions You can expect to pay more for insurance again this year. We suggest that you consider budgeting for these increases:

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ASC To Pay $3.3 Million For Stealing Employees

Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

A Florida appellate court ruled Feb. 4 that Physician Partners of America must pay its competitors for hiring their former employees while they were under noncompete contract provisions……………….

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Jesse Trevino

Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

South Texas Insurance Legend & “Tripa Club” Founder

McAllen – Jesus (Jesse) S. Trevino, age 95, died on Friday, September 3rd, 2021 surrounded by his loving family at McAllen Heart Hospital.

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County Program Saves Big On Prescription Costs — With Help From Canada

Wednesday, February 9th, 2022

It’s Time To Escape From Inside The Box (or are you a scaredy cat?)

Schenectady County is saving millions per year on their group prescription drug program……

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Americans 18-49 Are Turning Room Temperature At Alarming Rates

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

Report: Excess Deaths Up 40 Percent Among Americans 18-49

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What Do You Say When You Hear “I Will Get Back To You”

Tuesday, February 8th, 2022

Selling is a profession to be learned. It takes skill, experience, and an understanding of human nature.

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Mifepristone – The Baby Killing Medicine

Monday, February 7th, 2022
With the country waiting on the Supreme Court’s decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, many are looking toward telehealth………….

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Health Insurance No Longer Exists

Monday, February 7th, 2022

By Molly Mulebriar

Health insurance in this country no longer exists. It has become nothing more than a highly regulated entitlement, a government utility subjecting employers to punishing government mandates and sanctions if they don’t conform.

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The Big Pharma Screw Continues

Monday, February 7th, 2022

Drug Prices Are Too Damn High!

SOURCE: 46BROOKLYN RESEARCH

January is the bellwether month for brand drug price increases, but context is necessary to see how 2022 stacks up to years past.

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Tips on Stop Loss Insurance Proposal Requests

Monday, February 7th, 2022

When seeking proposals from multiple brokers/TPAs at the same time the market advantage is always to the incumbent broker/TPA……………..

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SCHADENFREUDE! – Moma Bear Garners The Power of A Surety Bond

Sunday, February 6th, 2022

How One Mom SAVED her ENTIRE School District! Bonds for the WIN!!

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Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana (PHP)

Saturday, February 5th, 2022

The only not-for-profit health insurance carrier in Indiana……………….

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Ohio Father Unleashes The Power of A Surety Bond & Wins

Saturday, February 5th, 2022

“The men that wrote the magnificent documents that created this country, saw that government of any form was inherently evil, and would always be. So they put the power of the individual to work, and set in place safeguards for our protection. We will be using them if you continue down this path.”

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Allied Health Professional Liability

Friday, February 4th, 2022

The Hartford continues to expand availability of professional liability coverage, and we’re excited to add allied healthcare professionals to our growing list of eligible classes.

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Inflation Killing Medical Providers (What About The American Middle Class?)

Friday, February 4th, 2022

Inflation is killing medical providers. More importantly, inflation and the high cost of health insurance is killing the American middle class. Who do you feel sorry for the most?

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Looking For Trip Transit Insurance

Friday, February 4th, 2022

Trip Transit Insurance California

I am looking for trip tranit insurancer ASAP  $400,000 Limit California Market

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Need MGA Working With Protective Insurance

Friday, February 4th, 2022

Protective Insurance for Trucking

I am a retail agent looking for a MGA who is working with Protective Insurance, I have a client who has a fleet of over 50 trucks which will fit well with their program.

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Fellow Healthcare Disruptors – Need A Student Intern? Here’s Your Man

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

Healthcare disruptors are a different breed of cat….. Not afraid of status quo pushback…..Committed to doing what’s right based on common sense, reason and logic.

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In 2021, 72% of UnitedHealth’s $222.9 Billion Health Plan Revenue Came From Taxpayers

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

94% of its total U.S. membership growth over the past 10 years was in government programs.

 

By Wendell Potter

As I noted in my last postUnitedHealth Group made more profits last year than any health insurer has ever made for its shareholders–and considerably more than Wall Street financial analysts had expected. Investors were so impressed they rushed to buy shares of the company’s stock.

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How Many of Your Employees Are Eligible For Free Hospital Care?

Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

The ACA has a provision regarding not-for-profit hospitals – in return for paying no taxes, hospitals must give back to their communities free or discounted care for community citizens who qualify.

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Unleashing The Power of A Surety Bond

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022

Our forefathers knew that this day would come when governments would overstep their authority and try to control the people. That is why they protected us back in 1792.

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Tattoos In Insurance

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022

Ace Insurance Sales Representative 

 “Managing partner told her to “roll with the tattoos … loud and proud” in both the official website bio and her personal LinkedIn profile………….

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California Single Payer Health Care Bill Dies

Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

Health care and insurance interests also campaigned hard against the bill…………

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