Day: February 21, 2013
Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
Where’s all that money coming from? And where is it going? I have spent the past seven months trying to find out by analyzing a variety of bills from hospitals like MD Anderson, doctors, drug companies and every other player in the American health care ecosystem.
Editor’s Note: AMPS sent this Time Magazine article to us this morning. Audit firms like AMPS (Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions) assist self-funded plans in hospital audits. For more information go to;
http://www.advancedpricing.com/
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PPACA Out-Of-Pocket Expense Limit Finally Defined By Govt.
The regulation, issued Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, says the maximum annual out-of-pocket expenses — which include deductibles, coinsurance and copayments for services received through in-network providers — cannot exceed the maximum limit allowed that year, starting in 2014, for contributions to health savings accounts
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Universal To Drop Health Insurance For Part Time Workers
Universal Orlando plans to stop offering medical insurance to part-time employees beginning next year, a move the resort says has been forced by the federal government’s health-care overhaul.
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