IN THIS ISSUE: Would You Rather Pay $1,560 or $50 Per Visit? Need for "Clinically Integrated" Hospital Bills Touted Hospitals Waking up to Consumer Driven Health Not-for-Profit Hospital Lawsuits Find Tough Sledding Concierge Medicine Works for Low-Income Workers New Health Clinic Opens in California Drug Store Company Offers Improved Tools for Decision Making Would … [Read more...] about Hospitals Waking up to Consumer Driven Health
HSA News
One of the leading individual and small-group health insurers, Assurant Health, has updated it's Health Savings Account data. Since 2004, the first year the accounts were available, Assurant says that 37% of its new individual medical sales have been HSAs. As of the end of February, it had received 175,000 applications for individual HSAs. Assurant Health's latest data also reinforce what other … [Read more...] about HSA News
HMOs Dead or Dying?
IN THIS ISSUE: CDHCC Conference, May 4-6 in Chicago HMOs Dead or Dying? HMOs Dead or on Life Support? Banks Looking at New Market Pregnant Women Leading the Way in Consumerism As HSA Balances Grow, so do Investment Options CDHCC Conference, May 4-6 in Chicago If you haven't already, you may want to make plans to attend the Spring, 2005 … [Read more...] about HMOs Dead or Dying?
HMOs Dead or Dying?
IN THIS ISSUE: CDHCC Conference, May 4-6 in Chicago HMOs Dead or Dying? HMOs Dead or on Life Support? Banks Looking at New Market Pregnant Women Leading the Way in Consumerism As HSA Balances Grow, so do Investment Options CDHCC Conference, May 4-6 in Chicago If you haven't already, you may want to make plans to attend the Spring, 2005 "Consumer Directed Health … [Read more...] about HMOs Dead or Dying?
Guiding Principles
The world pauses this week to reflect on the transformative leadership and inspiration of Pope John Paul II who devoted his life to spreading the truth about human dignity and the essential importance of following moral principles. The outpouring of affection throughout the world for the Holy Father shows how hungry the world was for his message. In the midst of these reflections, it seems an … [Read more...] about Guiding Principles
More Docs Going Cash-Only
IN THIS ISSUE: Consumer Choice Community to Meet May 19-20 More Docs Going Cash-Only Financial Service Companies to Displace HMOs? Fresh Thinking on Health Care from Banks HSAs May be "Benefit Star" This Year Employers Filling Information Needs VENDORS CORNER Consumer Choice Community to Meet May 19-20 I'm gradually recovering from the pneumonia I had. I still … [Read more...] about More Docs Going Cash-Only
More Docs Going Cash-Only
IN THIS ISSUE: Consumer Choice Community to Meet May 19-20 More Docs Going Cash-Only Financial Service Companies to Displace HMOs? Fresh Thinking on Health Care from Banks HSAs May be "Benefit Star" This Year Employers Filling Information Needs VENDORS CORNER Consumer Choice Community to Meet May 19-20 I'm gradually recovering from the pneumonia I had. I still … [Read more...] about More Docs Going Cash-Only
New Thinking
The U.S. health sector needs all the competition it can get, with innovation and entrepreneurial, outside-the-box thinking at a premium. Enter AOL Founder Steve Case, who is moving into the health care space with an exciting new company he's creating called, appropriately, "Revolution." Business Week broke the story about Case's new company in its current issue, saying that he sees the move toward … [Read more...] about New Thinking