by Tom Barrett | Jun 8, 2015 | Employer Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Medicare Medicaid, National News, Uncategorized
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...
by Tom Barrett | Apr 16, 2015 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, News and Events, Providers, Research
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...
by Mike Barrett | Dec 18, 2013 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Healthcare Reform
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....
by Tom Barrett | Oct 25, 2013 | Employer Issues, General Health, Health Policy, News and Events, Uncategorized
That is the title of Ezra Klein’s piece in yesterday’s Washington Post that indicates while the federal healthcare exchange is said to be open for business, it really isn’t. Klein interviews highly respected health industry consultant Bob Laszewski who possesses...
by Tom Barrett | Oct 9, 2013 | Health Policy, Healthcare Reform
Interested in finding what official online resources are available from the federal government for learning about the various requirements and other aspects of healthcare reform? With implementation of the major pieces of healthcare reform around the corner and the...