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Health Plan Consumers Sound Off on Narrow Networks: Docs Drive the Bus
More on the topic of narrow networks... In a recent Kaiser Family Foundation survey of health plan buyers, a little over half (51 percent) of those responding pointed toward buying a plan that cost more but presented a greater selection of providers vs. buying a less...
What’s Happening With The Exchange? Opines Are Abundant
The news forums are buzzing with commentary about the new health care exchange. You don't have to look very hard to find a wide range of opinions. For your reading pleasure, here's a small collection of industry experts opining about what's happening with the new...
Narrow Provider Networks Are Not All The Same. Know the Difference…Someone’s Life Could Depend Upon It.
With the official arrival of healthcare reform, a lot has been written lately about the topic of “narrow networks." In fact, we’ve recently written about it here Keep Your Doctor? Your Preferred Hospital? Do Your Homework Before Selecting A Plan. Employers and their...
Most Large Employers Are Keeping Coverage: Mandates, Rules and All
More on what large U.S. employers are choosing to do in the wake of added Obamacare mandates, rules and general confusion over what to do. A recent national survey shows one percent of employers have decided to stop providing health care this year while approximately...
More Changes / Delays to the Employer Mandate
3 Employer Take-a-ways The administration announced late Monday yet another change-up to one of the major focal points embedded in the Affordable Care Act – the employer mandate. Here are the three biggest aspects of the announcement that employers of all sizes need...
Target Drops PT Employee Healthcare Coverage
The debate rages on about healthcare reform and how it will impact the insurance industry. A recent article from The Fiscal Times "More Companies Dump Employee Insurance for Obamacare," discusses how Target recently announced it has dropped insurance for part-time...
2014’s Top 10 Healthcare Issues
PwC announced during a webinar earlier this month what they believe to be the top 10 healthcare issues of 2014: 1. Companies rethink their roles in the new health economy 2. Corporate funds invade healthcare venture capital space 3. Employers explore private exchanges...
No Charge For Preventive Care Services? Verify Up Front to Avoid Out-of-Pocket Costs, Billing Hassles Later
The healthcare reform law requires that most health plans now cover common preventive care services without costing covered employees or their dependents anything out-of-pocket. However, the type of preventive service covered at no charge can be a moving target,...
Oh to be a fly on the wall…when Obama meets insurance execs
Do you ever wonder what goes on behind closed doors between president Obama and insurance company executives? I sure do. We've all had to work with people we don't like or organizations we don't align with philosophically at some point. It happens. Sometimes the...
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