“After several teachers in the Mason City Schools had trouble getting medical care, the district waffled Tuesday on whether it would abandon the controversial TrueCost health care plan.”http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130219/NEWS0102/302190076/
See previous postings: http://blog.riskmanagers.us/?p=10561 http://blog.riskmanagers.us/?p=10489 http://blog.riskmanagers.us/?p=10465 http://blog.riskmanagers.us/?p=10456
Editor’s Note: This could be a case where the Hospitals Win and Consumers Lose. Cost Plus requires employer committment and resolve. It takes a strong set of Cajones to prevail. Otherwise it fails.
INSURANCE CONSULTANT – This is what happens when you don’t have your back end covered before you do this by having a legal team in place and informing the patients of their responsibilities
PHYSICIAN – This is the result when there is a change in the system. People don’t like change, especially if it means they have to pay more. This sounds like they didn’t do a very good job of explaining the new plan and identifying a process for the transition. And then you have a school district with unions……need I say more. Employees are going to have to get used to less choice in their health care or be willing to pay more. This insanity cannot continue
SAN ANTONIO EMPLOYER – I am discouraged by the school spokesperson’s comment, “It is not our responsibility to alter the way health insurance costs, claims and bills are paid in the health care industry in Cincinnati.” I think the taxpayers in that school district might have a different opinion.
