Health Insurers ’ Lucrative Alliance That Drives Up Patient Bills: 5 Takeaways
A private-equity-backed firm has helped drive down payments to medical providers, drive up patients ’ bills and earn billions for insurers. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chris Hamby Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) MultiPlan Inc Source Type: news
Insurance Companies Reap Hidden Fees as Patients Get Unexpected Bills
A little-known data firm helps health insurers make more when less of an out-of-network claim gets paid. Patients can be on the hook for the difference. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chris Hamby Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) MultiPlan Inc Price Gouging FAIR Health Inc Aetna Inc CIGNA Corporation UnitedHealth Group Inc Source Type: news
In Battle Over Health Care Costs, Private Equity Plays Both Sides
As medical practices owned by private equity firms fuel overbilling, a payment tool also backed by such investors helps insurers boost their profits. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chris Hamby Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Private Equity Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) MultiPlan Inc Data iSight Source Type: news
Insurance Companies Are Dumping Customers In Droves And That ’s Bullish
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Insurance companies are now using drones to find reasons to cancel your home insurance
None Home insurance companies are using drone footage to find reasons to drop customers. • None They have drones, manned planes, and surveillance balloons at their disposal. • None However, the images can be misleading or outdated, leading to unjust policy cancellations. Insurance companies across…#nonehome #cindypicos #journal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 5, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
Who put up Trump's bond? A subprime car loan billionaire who has run afoul of regulators
Providing Donald Trump’s $175 million appeal bond when other insurers wouldn’t is business as usual for California financier Don Hankey. As chairman of the Los Angeles-based Hankey Group of Companies, which includes an insurer, a subprime auto lender and a commercial real estate investment firm,…#donaldtrump #donhankey #hankey #trump #usjusticedepartment #departmentofjustice #westlakefinancial #justicedepartment #martinestrada #centraldistrict (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Donald Trump's $175m bond rejection raises questions
Donald Trump's problematic $175 million bond to cover his New York civil fraud appeal has raised questions about what exactly led to the rejection of his insurer's paperwork, says a legal analyst. The Trump Organization's court-appointed monitor, Barbara Jones, likely has all the answers, MSNBC…#donaldtrump #trumporganization #barbarajones #msnbc #lisarubin #trump #bondundertaking #arthurengoron #donaldtrumpjr #erictrump (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Who put up Trump's $175 million bond? A subprime car loan billionaire who has run afoul of regulators
Providing Donald Trump’s $175 million appeal bond when other insurers wouldn’t is business as usual for California financier Don Hankey. As chairman of the Los Angeles-based Hankey Group of Companies, which includes an insurer, a subprime auto lender and a commercial real estate investment firm,…#donaldtrump #donhankey #hankey #trump #usjusticedepartment #departmentofjustice #westlakefinancial #justicedepartment #martinestrada #centraldistrict (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Natural disasters caused an estimated $65 billion in losses last year for Asia-Pacific
Economic losses in the Asia Pacific region soared to $65 billion due to natural disasters, mainly fueled by floods in China and droughts in India, as reported by insurance company Aon. Economic losses in the Asia Pacific region due to natural disasters soared to $65 billion in 2023, mainly fueled…#asiapacific #aon #asiapacificregion #hongkong #pakistan #southasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Colombian Senate Shelves Flagship Health Care Bill as Petro Takes Over Top Insurer
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Source: Reuters: Health - April 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health insurer MotivHealth partners with AZOVA for doula support services
The partnership will give MotivHealth members access to highly qualified doulas through Birth Doula Support Memberships. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - April 3, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Some Insurers Make Access To Bariatric Surgery Easier Than Weight Loss Drugs
Some payers are imposing further restrictions or eliminating coverage of GLP-1 drugs while either maintaining access to bariatric surgery or making it easier to obtain. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joshua Cohen, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
SNMMI to tackle Capitol Hill
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) will host its annual Hill Day on 5 in Washington, DC, with 65 members, patients, and industry colleagues set to lobby on key issues in the field.
On the agenda are discussions concerning the Nuclear Medicine Clarification Act of 2023 (H.R. 6815), which was introduced in the House on January 5. The legislation would direct the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to revise its regulations on event reporting “to protect patients from unintended exposure to radiation during nuclear medicine procedures,” the SNMMI said in a recent announcement.
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Nuclear Medicine Source Type: news
Tower Health rejoins insurance giant's provider network after brief hiatus
Two of the health system's suburban Philadelphia hospitals are also now part of the insurer's Medicare Advantage plan. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - April 3, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: John George Source Type: news
