THE LAW OF DISPROPORTIONATE COSTS: SMALL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES ACCOUNT FOR LION’S SHARE OF GROUP HEALTH PLAN MEDICAL COSTS

There’s plenty of cost related analytics available to support the disproportionate cost premise that medical expenses are highly concentrated among a very small proportion of enrolled employees.  These highlights, for example, from a Agency for Healthcare Research and...

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...