Supposedly the reform act will be fully implemented next January and millions of Americans will be getting health insurance for the first time. A brief from CMS discusses who the…
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When the reform law was being sold to a dubious public, we were told that premiums would actually be lower. That is obviously not going to be the case, but…
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The latest Towers Watson/National Business Group on Health survey of employers reveals information regarding strategies relating to the implementation of the health reform law. Much of what companies say they…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently released its initial cut at Medicare Advantage payment rates for 2014, indicating a likely low to mid-single digit decrease in reimbursement for…
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Medical spending growth has been relatively quiescent for the last few years. Especially as full implementation of the reform law nears, there is great anxiety about whether that slow growth…
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Many large employers may consider shifting more employees to part-time status as a result of the implementation of the reform law, according to a survey by ADP, and they may…
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A new report from America's Health Insurance Plans exposes the unbelievable ripoff charges that many providers place on out-of-network services. Much of these charges is paid by the insured person.…
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Today is the second part of our review of this year's Sanofi Managed Care Digest, with information of drug coverage and other aspects of health benefits.
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Now that it looks like the health reform law will be fully implemented, agencies are cranking out bushels of regulations. A Kaiser Family Foundation brief summarizes the provisions of three…
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One of the things the new reform law does is limit the ability to adjust health insurance premiums on the basis of age. A study from Oliver Wyman examines the…
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at khroche@healthy-skeptic.com.
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