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Posts Tagged ‘Hospital’
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019
Forbes.com reports:
“As if hospitals and health systems didn’t have enough emerging threats with big well capitalized publicly-traded insurance companies and drugstore chains developing primary care clinics and urgent care centers in their backyards.
Now come the nation’s largest Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans that dominate big diverse markets like Florida, Illinois, Texas and New Jersey. These Blues plans are backed by their own financing, venture capital funds and primary care partners looking to expand doctor offices, urgent care and health centers in communities across the country. (more…)
Tags: Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Costs, doctors, enroll, health care system, health plan, Hospital, hospitals, Illinois, insurance, Itasca, Johnsburg, Kane, Kane County, Kaneville, Kendall
Posted in Health Insurance Cost, Health Insurance News | Comments Off on Why Hospitals Should Fear Blue Cross Primary Care Centers
Monday, April 15th, 2019
Watchdog.org reports:
“They aren’t offering Uberlances or AmbuLyfts, but Uber and Lyft are among ride-sharing apps that are offering Florida lawmakers potential savings in costs if they are permitted to provide Medicaid patients with non-emergency medical transportation services.
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Tags: 2018, Costs, doctors, Evanston, Fox River Grove, Fox Valley, Geneva, Genoa, Gilberts, health, Hospital, hospitals, insurance, Medicaid
Posted in Medicaid | Comments Off on Bills would allow Uber, Lyft to provide non-emergency transport for Medicaid patients
Monday, April 15th, 2019
Axios reports:
“Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” push has upended Democratic politics almost as thoroughly as it would upend the health care system.
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, deductibles, East Dundee, Elburn, Elgin, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Government, Hospital, hospitals, insurance plan, Medicaid, Medicare, premiums, the affordable care act
Posted in Medicare | Comments Off on How your health care would change under “Medicare for All”
Thursday, January 3rd, 2019
ABC Action News reports:
“TAMPA, Fla. — Starting next Wednesday, hospitals will be required to post master lists of prices for their services online.
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Tags: ABC Action News, Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, application, Arlington Heights, educating patients, federal rule, Florida hospital, Government, health, Hospital, hospitals, insurance
Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hospitals to list service prices starting January 1 due to new federal rule
Thursday, February 1st, 2018
The Chicago Tribune reports:
Three of corporate America’s heaviest hitters — Amazon, Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase — sent a shudder through the health industry Tuesday when they announced plans to jointly create a company to provide their employees with high-quality, affordable care.
The announcement was short on details about precisely what the independent company will do. But given the three players’ outsize influence — and Amazon’s ability to transform just about everything it touches — the alliance has the potential to shake up how Americans shop for health care, and the stocks of insurance companies, drug distributors and others slumped in reaction.
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Tags: affordable care, Chicago, Downers Grove, DuPage, DuPage County, East Dundee, Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, health care system, health insurance, Hospital, Marketplace, PPO, SHOP
Posted in Health Insurance News | Comments Off on Amazon, JPMorgan, Berkshire create new company to tackle health care costs
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
News Medical reports:
“Millions of seniors will soon be notified that Medicare premiums for physicians’ services are rising and likely to consume most of the cost-of-living adjustment they’ll receive next year from Social Security.
Higher 2018 premiums for Medicare Part B will hit older adults who’ve been shielded from significant cost increases for several years, including large numbers of low-income individuals who struggle to make ends meet.
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Tags: Albany Park, Alden, Algonquin, Andersonville, application, Arlington Heights, assurant, Atena, aurora, Consultant, Costs, Hospital, individual, Individuals, Medicaid, Medicare, premiums, social security and medicare
Posted in Medicare | Comments Off on Despite boost in social security, rising Medicare Part B costs leave seniors in bind
Wednesday, October 11th, 2017
The Hill reports:
“The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association warned against a new GOP ObamaCare bill on Wednesday, saying it would “undermine” protections for pre-existing conditions.
“The bill contains provisions that would allow states to waive key consumer protections, as well as undermine safeguards for those with pre-existing medical conditions,” the association said in a statement.
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Tags: ACA, health insurance, health plan, Hospital, Marketplace, ObamaCare, premiums, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westchester, Wheaton, Wheeling, Will County, Wilmette, Winfield, Wood Dale
Posted in Health Laws | Comments Off on Blue Cross warns GOP repeal bill ‘undermines’ pre-existing condition rules
Thursday, August 24th, 2017
Kaiser Health News reports:
“When doctors talk about a new leukemia drug from Novartis, they ooze enthusiasm, using words like “breakthrough,” “revolutionary” and “a watershed moment.”
But when they think about how much the therapy is likely to cost, their tone turns alarmist.
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Tags: cancer, Costs, doctors, Government, Hospital, insurance, long-term, Maple Park, Marengo, Marketplace, Massachusetts, Maywood, McCullen Lake, McCullom Lake, McHenery, McHenry, McHenry County, Medicaid, pediatric
Posted in Heath Care Costs | Comments Off on ‘Breakthrough’ Leukemia Drug Also Portends ‘Quantum Leap’ In Cost
Friday, August 18th, 2017
Yahoo Finance reports:
“Health insurer Aetna is already giving its workers free Apple Watches (plus a handful of regular customers), but it now looks ready to expand those bonuses to everyone. CNBCsources understand that Aetna is in talks with Apple to offer a free or discounted Watch as a perk to all eligible customers — no small number when Aetna covers 23 million people. It’s not certain what the deal would look like, but Aetna would like to hand out wristwear early in 2018.
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Tags: health, Hebron, Herbron, Highland Park, Hillside, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Holiday Hills, Hospital, IL, insurance, Will
Posted in Family Health Insurance | Comments Off on Aetna may offer customers a free Apple Watch as a perk
Friday, August 18th, 2017
Crain’s Chicago Business reports:
“Around this time of year, many human resources executives and brokers are putting the finishing touches on health insurance plans they’ll offer to employees in the fall. They face tough questions: Will rising costs be swallowed by the company? Or will the bitter pill be passed down to employees?
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Broker, Chicago, Donald Trump, Geneva, Genoa, Gilberts, Glen Ellyn, Glencoe, Glendale, Glendale Heights, Glenview, Hospital, human resources, individual, medical expenses
Posted in Affordable Care Act | Comments Off on How much more will health care cost your company in 2018?
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