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Rx Shock: Ever Faced A 900% Increase Nearly Overnight? You’re Not Alone.
We are finding some crazy Rx trends that are translating into real world cost and care issues for our clients and their employees. Here’s a prime example. We recently found that a type 2 diabetes drug (GLUMETZA) increased in cost by 900%, nearly overnight. After...
HEALTHCARE COSTS: YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS!
We read and hear a lot about the craziness and wild swings in pricing for common medical services. Some seem too incredulous to believe. Healthcare’s version of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not. OK. So here’s a true story. Hot off the presses. Happened just this week to...
10 Healthcare Trends to Look For in 2016
It seems the kickoff of a New Year fosters predictions, Top Ten’s, and various and sundry industry-related crystal ball lists. An article about consumer healthcare trends in this morning’s Fiscal Times (10 Healthcare Trends That Will Affect You in 2016) caught my eye....
S&P Report Another Indicator of ACA Nearing Tipping Point?
I doubt I’m going out on a limb by saying that the “kid in the candy store” perspective that insurance companies may have had about the Affordable Care Act has all but vanished. A new Standard & Poor's report released this week supports that the “candy store”...
TIPPING POINT FOR OBAMACARE?
Sure As Heck Looks Like It. What we’ve been sensing lately here in the Florida healthcare trenches, is now being amplified in the national press -- newspapers, trade publications and leading industry blogs. First, before talking about today’s headlines, here are a few...
King v. Burwell: With Decision Imminent It’s Still Anybody’s Guess How Court Will Decide
As the Supreme Court decision on subsidies looms, many are wondering: which way is the court leaning? Most experts agree it’s way too close to a call. Wondering where things stand as we wait for the high court to announce its decision? Here’s a good, plain speaking...
Quietly Lurking: 2017 Obamacare Waiver Could Open the Door for States to Do Their Own Thing
We’re keeping an eye on it; and, apparently so are many of the states. The healthcare reform law includes a waiver that, starting in 2017, would let states take federal dollars now invested in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and redirect them and...
IRS Sets 2016 Limits for HSA Deductions – Minor Changes
The IRS released this week the inflation adjusted limits for health savings accounts (maximum contributions) and HSA-compatible health plans (minimum deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket costs). 2016 IRS Limits* Type of Limit Single Plan Family Plan Maximum HSA...
Costs For Routine Colonoscopies and Who Pays? It Can Be A Real Pain… In the Pocketbook.
We’ve seen quite a spike recently in the number of claims issues clients’ employees are reporting related to the coverage of colonoscopies. The problem almost always centers on billing for the service and payment of the claim. Many employees report that they are...
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