Tall Tree Administrators will leverage Health In Tech’s eDIYBS (Enhanced Do It Yourself Benefit Systems) platform, known for its speed and efficiency in underwriting and plan quoting.
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet, More Powerful Than A Locomotive
New Age underwriting methods binding coverage for group health plans quickly and efficiently makes life easier and less frustrating for brokers, TPA’s and plan sponsors.
“The legislation would clarify provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to remove barriers for individuals with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) from using those funds to access DPC, a health care delivery model which provides high-quality care at lower cost for individuals of all ages and incomes across America.”
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are about to start raking in tens of billions of dollars a year on their new obesity drugs, say Wall Street analysts. That’s great news for the drug makers, certainly, but it could be a disaster for the companies and government agencies set to pick up the bill.
Transitioning a company to a self-funded model isn’t always a silver bullet for employers in the long run. For many organizations, an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangement (ICHRA) is the better solution.
“Evidence included correspondence showing Aetna literally told Optum to “bury” its fees by using a dummy code, and that Optum helped Aetna “scout” for a usable dummy code……”
Removing Medical Bills From Credit Reports – A RBP Game Changer…………
Market Impact: Reference based pricing and cash models become ubiquitous (plus direct contracting) and unless it is Mother Theresa calling every five minutes, I am not answering the phone…
Surgeons Take Inventory – Auctioneer Paces Patiently Before Festive Audience As Hopeful Family Members Look On In Silent Anticipation. Will Little Johnny Finally Get His Bass Boat?
Trustees give up free babies & other weird things…………..
The Brownsville Independent School District, the largest employer south of San Antonio with more than 10,000 member lives eligible for coverage under the district’s health plan, voted last night to change the logo on their health insurance program as a cost savings measure.
Speed closing a $55,000,000 sale faster than a melting raspa on a hot September afternoon in Deep South Texas will be on full public display tomorrow at a special meeting of the Brownsville Independent School District. Rumors have it vendors are scrambling to be the first to retain John Moschitta as their spokesman to gain a competitive advantage. In the alternative presenters are studying the Helix DNA presentation of 1953.
Since December 31 and the first attestation requirement for group health plans is fast approaching, I decided to take a look at how the major insurance carriers providing administrative services to self-funded plans are “helping” the plans with this requirement. I figured I would look at each of the larger carriers and report back to the benefits community on LinkedIn about how they were handling it.
USI Insurance Services LLC on Monday said that existing shareholder private-equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP is making a new equity investment of more than $1 billion in USI and will become its largest shareholder.
Doctors and patients say many insurers have stopped covering Ozempic and Mounjaro outside their approved use for diabetes. Some insurers and employers don’t pay for Wegovy.
TrueScripts Management Services, a pharmacist-founded Prescription Benefit Management (PBM) company, announces the launch of a new program designed to seamlessly deliver savings on generic prescription medications.
Within an impressive 2-minute turnaround time, eDIYBS generates a comprehensive firm proposal quote featuring 12 plans and four tiers. Its distinguishing feature is the unparalleled control it grants users over underwriting guidelines, network discounts, and personalized plan designs.
In a previous post on this blog we asked our three readers “Do you know, or have any idea, what the commissions (rebates) are on Skyrizi: 1 Ml Risankizumab Rzaa 150 Mg/Ml Auto Injector?”
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia CEO Madeline Bell was paid $7.7 million in 2021, making her the top earner among CEOs of the Philadelphia region’s nonprofit health systems. Read more Anton Klusener/ Staff illustration. Photos: The Inquirer, Getty Images
“What’s at stake is easy to see, Freiwald said: “It’s real money to these school districts, which is to say to my kids, your kids, our kids, the community of our children growing up in underfunded school districts, while beyond-wealthy hospital corporations are keeping their property-tax dollars in their own pockets.”
PLAN SPONSOR HAS A HIGH RISK INDIVIDUAL WITHIN THEIR HEALTH PLAN WHO HAS BEEN LASERED BY AN UNBUDGETABLE AMOUNT ($350,000) PLACING THE PLAN SPONSOR’S HEALTH PLAN AT RISK.
M.D. Anderson Loses Governmental Immunity – Texas Tort Claims Act (“TTCA”). The Texas Tort Claims Act (TTCA or Act) is a set of state statutes that determine when a city or other governmental entity may be liable for accidents or intentional acts that cause property damage or personal injury.
In this medical malpractice case, the family of a patient who died after participating in a clinical trial at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (“MDACC”) alleges that the patient died because of MDACC’s negligence.
Silicon Valley’s quest to live forever now includes $2,500 full-body MRIs
Proponents of Prenuvo scans argue that they should become as routine as a mammogram or colonoscopy. Celebrities and venture capitalists are flocking to a growing number of clinics — and flooding social media with chic scan pics.
Next time you’re asked to sign papers at the doctor’s office or hospital, documents that no one ever reads, try signing your name “I did not Read this” or “I Don’t Agree With This.”
San Antonio, Austin or Houston – members can see a primary care physician 24/7 for a low monthly subscription rate of $30 at any one of 51 locations. Includes all lab work.
Plan sponsors need someone sitting on their side of the table. Someone who knows all the secrets the health care industrial complex has kept hidden for years.
“Think of going to the grocery store to buy your milk and being charged a facility fee because you entered the store….When you can get access to this information in advance of care and upfront, you wouldn’t tolerate it. You’d go to a doctor’s practice that’s not going to charge you a facilities fee.” – Cynthia Fisher, Founder of Patient Rights Advocate
Taking a job as a door-to-door salesman for Combined Insurance the slick-talking salesman was a natural. He broke a company record by selling 271 policies in one week. Unfortunately, most of those were nullified when it was found he sold the bulk of them to patients at a nearby psychiatric hospital.
Medical costs vs health insurance costs. Two different things. Legacy health plans believe they are one of the same. But they’re not. Want proof? A 900 life case has not had a rate increase in 15 years while improving benefits at the same time. Want more proof?
QUESTION: How many consumers using other people’s money have either the time or the interest in looking up what things cost in healthcare? ANSWER: Zero. It doesn’t matter because their deductible, copays and coinsurance remain the same and that’s all they care about.
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Ladder is life insurance you’ll love to get. Answer a few questions online and voilà! If you qualify, we’ll cover you with the click of a button. There are no hidden fees, and you can cancel or adjust your coverage anytime. Zero hassles, 100% love.
Hiding Behind A Logo is a traditional American health care finance method of controlling the irrational correlation between cost of services and goods to end-user pricing while protecting ever increasing revenue streams from public display at the same time.
“The local not for profit facility has a choice to make: either accept the Charlie Brown lump of coal by way of hundreds of financial assistance applications and ongoing risk in perpetuity unless the member hits the lottery or marries an NBA player) OR enter into a direct contract with the plan at a very favorable rate.“
Documents and industry insiders suggest that PBMs’ pledges to pass the rebates (commissions) they get from drug makers back to their clients are a sleight of hand. In recent years, PBMs have changed what they call some of the money they take from pharma. Instead of rebates (commissions), these payments now go by such names as “administration fees,” “data fees” or “inflation protection.”
“Prisma Health is demanding a 24% price hike over 15 months that would increase health care costs by $63 million, with more than $46 million coming from the budgets of self-funded employers.” – UNITED HEALTHCARE
This single case agreement stipulates the plan sponsor will pay 85% of billed charges, whatever it ends up to be, no matter how much it is. Based on past experience we expect paid amount will be in the neighborhood of 600-1,000% of Medicare rates or more.
The Brownsville Independent School District’s insurance consultant finds himself in hot water during his presentation to the district’s insurance committee.
Help Wanted. Family practice physician position offers complete independence, 8 hour work days with time off anytime needed. Daily patient load average of 8 patients per day.
Shorter contracts, noncompete agreements and increased emphasis on value-based components are among the shifts occurring in physician contracts as hospitals and medical groups build recruitment pipelines and offer incentives to retain physicians.