QUICK POST: How Health Insurance Co-Op Might Work
This approach is one possible option which would maintain a market based system in relation to private coverage, but allow…
QUICK POST: CBO new estimate for health reform: $900 Billion
Well, they at least got the number under $1 trillion, but not by much
QUICK POST: Deal with 'Blue Dogs' sets up health care vote
Remember, making laws is like making sausage, it is not pretty.
Healthcare costs to become new battle cry
As Democrats in Congress push forward THEIR idea of health reform it is becoming clear that the battleground will now…
AMA focus to lower rate of growth in total health spending – how?
The only sure way to lower costs is to limit services.
Louisiana to facilitate adoption of electronic medical records systems
This is great news for the advance of electronic health records. Kudos to Louisiana Governor Jindal for embracing this step…
Annual cost of billing-related tasks: $85,276 per physician . . . not acceptable
This study confirms what all physicians already know - health insurers place obstacle upon obstacle in order to avoid payment…
CMS cuts, raises payments – pain and gain
Clearly, this administration aims to tackle all issues at once. A noble, but daunting task. The proposed changes in reimbursement…
Medicare Advantage? For whom?
Here's the rub. Medicare Advantage pays more to providers than traditional Medicare because they take risk in providing care to…