‘You’ve Got Mail’: Emails And Robocalls Hit Home In Promoting Medicaid Enrollment
(By Michelle Andrews for Kaiser Health News) Postcards, robocalls and other low-tech outreach tools can be as effective as personalized
Read More
Month: May 2017
If You are Working When You Turn 65, Should you Forego Medicare?
If you are still working by the time of your 65th birthday approaches and have health coverage through your employer,
Read MoreFitness Trackers: Good at Measuring Heart Rate, Not So Good At Measuring Calories
(By Pattie Neighmond for NPR) Sleek, high-tech wristbands are extremely popular these days, promising to measure heart rate, steps taken
Read MoreBlue Shield and Blue Cross of Kansas City Will Leave Obamacare Exchange in 2018
After suffering more than $100 million lost on the Obamacare plans in 2016, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas
Read MoreFeds investigate UHS psychiatric hospitals’ billing practices
(By Ayla Ellison by Becker’s Hospital Review) An investigation into whether King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services’ psychiatric hospitals
Read MoreHow Trump plans to fix the Medicare appeals process
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) President Donald Trump included proposals to fix the Medicare appeals process in his
Read MoreMiami’s Zika Outbreak Began Months Before It Was First Detected
(By Greg Allen for NPR) Last year’s Zika outbreak in Miami likely started in the spring of 2016, with the
Read MoreWhich One is Better for You: HSA or FSA
Both Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts let you put aside money tax-free for out-of-pocket medical expenses and each
Read MoreWill Competition and Innovation Lower Drug Prices?
Grace-Marie Turner, President of Galen Institute, writes in the Forbes’ contributor column why federal taxes will not bring down drug
Read MoreAnthem Inc. and Individual Market Place for Next Year
Anthem Inc. said at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference, they will be looking at the 14 states they sell insurance to
Read More