IN THIS ISSUE: ? Feds to get HSAs in 2005 ? Hillary Clinton Wants to Talk About Health Care ? Rate Hikes Eating Up Profits in Charlotte ? Will a Constitutional Amendment Lower Costs in Boston? ? Exec Says AHPs not the Answer in Massachusetts ? Consumer Driven Solutions Taking Off in Raleigh ? More CD Plans Offered in Louisville ? HSAs Part of the Answer in Phoenix Feds to … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Wants to Talk – But Not Listen – About Health Care
New Benefits
The furor over Medicare cost estimates has blessedly subsided during the congressional recess while focus is sharpening over the first benefits available through the new law: ? Next up: Pricing transparency for prescription drugs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services expects to begin posting the prices of drugs in 209 "therapeutic categories" on its website on April 29 so seniors can … [Read more...] about New Benefits
CD Health Means Better Health Information and Financial Management
There are two distinct threads emerging in consumer driven health care. One is financial management, which is attracting growing interest from banks and other financial institutions. The other is patient support services which help consumers better manage their own health care. IN THIS ISSUE: ? Mid-Sized Printer Lowers Total OOP, Cuts Costs 21% ? CD Health Could Cut Costs 40% ? Actuaries See … [Read more...] about CD Health Means Better Health Information and Financial Management
CD Health Means Better Health Information and Financial Management
There are two distinct threads emerging in consumer driven health care. One is financial management, which is attracting growing interest from banks and other financial institutions. The other is patient support services which help consumers better manage their own health care. IN THIS ISSUE: ? Mid-Sized Printer Lowers Total OOP, Cuts Costs 21% ? CD Health Could Cut Costs 40% ? Actuaries … [Read more...] about CD Health Means Better Health Information and Financial Management
Physicians Step Up to the Challenge of CD Health
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Physicians Step Up to the Challenge of CD Health ? LACMA's New President Has Bold Ideas ? Santa Monica Physicians Support Consumer Driven Health ? INDOC Physicians Blast Third Party Interference ? SimpleCare Written up in Associated Press ? AP Story Spawns Enormous Consumer Applause ? Joint Economic Committee To Hold Hearing on Cash Practices Physicians Step Up to the … [Read more...] about Physicians Step Up to the Challenge of CD Health
Physicians Step Up to the Challenge of CD Health
IN THIS ISSUE: ? Physicians Step Up to the Challenge of CD Health ? LACMA's New President Has Bold Ideas ? Santa Monica Physicians Support Consumer Driven Health ? INDOC Physicians Blast Third Party Interference ? SimpleCare Written up in Associated Press ? AP Story Spawns Enormous Consumer Applause ? Joint Economic Committee To Hold Hearing on Cash Practices Physicians Step … [Read more...] about Physicians Step Up to the Challenge of CD Health
Good Guidance
If anyone needed further evidence that the Bush administration really wants Health Savings Accounts to work, they found it in new regulations issued this week by the Treasury Department and IRS. Many companies, especially large ones, have been waiting for additional guidance before deciding whether to offer HSAs as an employee benefit in 2005, saying they needed the guidance by the end of March … [Read more...] about Good Guidance
Galen Institute on HSA Guidance
Greg Scandlen, director of the Galen Institute's Center for Consumer Driven Health Care issued the following statement today: "The Treasury Department today issued additional guidance that should help make Health Savings Accounts successful in the marketplace by clearing up some of the ambiguities in the legislation. As Secretary Snow stated in releasing the new regulations, HSAs represent 'an … [Read more...] about Galen Institute on HSA Guidance