Year End House Cleaning Discovery Finds Rare Antique Hospital Agreement

molly1Molly Mulebriar, margarita in hand and a bottle of scotch in the other, dropped by our office early this morning to begin New Year’s Celebration festivities. (She is the former Miss Texas 1984 Tequila Chugging Champion and to this day manages to maintain a competitive edge in adult beverage competitions).

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BCBSTX Agrees To Pay Higher Health Care Costs? If So, Will BCBS Insureds Pay Higher Premiums?

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Large hospital system had requested a 5 percent increase worth millions of dollars. Did BCBSTX agree to pay more on behalf of their insureds and will BCBSTX pass the cost increase on to consumers in the form of higher premiums? 

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RiskManagers.us is a specialty company in the benefits market that, while not an insurance company, works directly with health entities, medical providers, and businesses to identify and develop cost effective benefits packages, emphasizing transparency and fairness in direct reimbursement compensation methods.

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HCA Holdings: A Must Read Company Overview

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Around 30% of the total admissions are reimbursed by managed care programs. These contracts are negotiated for terms between one and three years, and the rates are increased by around 4% to 6% every year.

Managed care strategy

With managed care forming a substantial portion of total revenues, entering contracts with favorable payment rates becomes an essential HCA business strategy. HCA Holdings negotiated for 80% of its total managed care plans in 2015, 40% in 2016, and 20% in 2017.

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Broccoli Mandate To Be Overturned – Guaranteed Access Assured

broccoliAll Americans are currently required to purchase broccoli whether they like it or not. Those who can’t afford it get it free, and those who can only semi-afford it get subsidies (i.e, welfare). Rich bastards have to pay the full cost.

Broccoli prices have skyrocketed as a result of The Affordable Broccoli Act. Quality has eroded with many Americans stuck with purchasing rotten, hardly edible broccoli.

Employers must provide broccoli to all full time employees, or face punishing fines or imprisonment, or both.

With a new administration about to take office, The Affordable Broccoli Act is at risk of being overturned. Broccoli farmers are outraged. Employers are jubilant.

But, never fear, House and Senate Broccoli lovers vow to keep voluntary access to affordable broccoli available to every American.

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The Federalization of Health Insurance: ACA Repeal & Replace Implications

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“When I evaluate the effectiveness of legislation, I first look to see if it will accomplish its objective. Whether I like the objective or not is a separate issue. The name of the legislation is telling and provides a clue to the objective. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”

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Texas Teachers Migrate To High Deductible Plan

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Many Texas educators are insured through the Texas TRS ActiveCare health plan. Projecting a $54 million deficit for the upcoming FY 2017, TRS trustees realized plan benefits and premiums changes were necessary. More and more plan participants are selecting  the high-deductible plan option with lowest costs and lowest benefits………………

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Health City Places Ad In Wall Street Journal – Publishes Health Care Fees

advertisingHere’s an ad for Health City Cayman Islands that appears in today’s WSJ. It’s volumes are now up significantly over their levels a year go. With tremendous quality and more American businesses are seeing the sense in sending patients there – Brian Klepper

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