CLICK HERE FOR ‘WHEN TO USE A MEDICAL BILLING ADVOCATE’ Are you feeling overwhelmed by medical bills? Are you having difficulty understanding what all of the bills are actually for and why your health insurance isn’t paying more of them? If so, it might be time to call in a medical billing advocate. […]
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CLICK HERE FOR ‘APPEALING A HEALTH PLAN DECISION’ External Review There are 2 steps in the external review process: You file an external review: You must file a written request for an external review within four months after the date you receive a notice or final determination from your insurer that your
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CLICK HERE FOR REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO SURPRISE BILLING This document includes final rules under the No Surprises Act, which was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA). The document finalizes certain disclosure requirements relating to information that group health plans, and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage,
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CLICK HERE FOR WORST PILLS, BEST PILLS We should know: We’ve been fighting Big Pharma and pressuring the FDA to ban or relabel dangerous or ineffective drugs since 1971. Public Citizen’s Health Research Group, publisher of the book Worst Pills, Best Pills and the monthly newsletter Worst Pills, Best Pills News, was founded
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My Health Insurance Company Is Trying To Kill Me By Jonna Jerome Jun 22, 2024 I suspect that my daughter and I are growing too costly and inconvenient for my health plan’s customer profile. They are genius (and stealthy) in their tactics to exhaust me financially, emotionally and physically. The company manuals must contain
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Consolidation in Hospital Sector Leading to Higher Health Care Costs, Study Finds by Assistant Professor Zarek Brot-Goldberg, The University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy April 24, 2024 A new study co-authored by Assistant Professor Zarek Brot-Goldberg provides evidence that consolidation in the U.S. hospital sector—a result of lax antitrust enforcement –is contributing
During this Lancet Webinar, a panel of US-based experts will examine the implications of growing investor ownership of physicians’ practices, hospitals, and other health services in the USA, and their consolidation into giant corporate enterprises that dominate insurance and care delivery in many regions of the USA. Speakers include a former head of the
Universal Health Systems: a better pathway to achieving universal and equitable access to comprehensive healthcare. June 2024 Task Force 1 – Fighting inequalities, poverty, and hunger. Topic 1.4 – Promoting universal health coverage, digital health, and open innovation to fight health inequalities Authors Leonardo Mattos, Researcher, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Brasil Ligia Giovanella,
SCOTUS Sides With Native American Tribes in Healthcare Funding Dispute With Feds by Associated Press June 7, 2024 The Supreme Court sided with Native American tribes Thursday in a dispute with the federal government over the cost of healthcare when tribes run programs in their own communities. The 5-4 decision means the government
How Corporate Health Insurers Harm America’s Seniors Physicians for a National Health Program May 23, 2024 Executive Summary Medicare Advantage (MA), the privately-administered version of Traditional Medicare (TM), is causing significant harm to America’s patients, providers, and health care system. The insurers who run MA plans claim that they lead to better patient
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