This one is kind of hilarious. First, the entire abstract: What Is the Optimal Primary Care Panel Size?: A Systematic Review Abstract Background: Primary care for a panel of patients is a central component of population health, but the optimal panel size is unclear. Purpose: To review evidence about the association of primary care panel size…
I found this article in the WSJ Business section. You may not be able to read it so I will highlight it. Here is the title: Young Workers Seek Mental Health Accommodations, Employers Try to Keep Up Accommodations for anxiety, PTSD and other conditions under the Americans With Disabilities Act differ for the workplace versus…
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The Texas Medical Association found that one in four people say their health insurance company has refused to cover what their physician ordered for them or their families. My answer to that is, “No sh$t, Sherlock”. It is time we break the addiction to these criminals. I started my career in Medicine thirty years ago.…
“Life is just a series of peaks and troughs. And you don’t know whether you’re in a trough until you’re climbing out, or on a peak until you’re coming down. And that’s it you know, you never know what’s round the corner. But it’s all good. “If you want the rainbow, you’ve gotta put up…
Ok, I am making this up. Sort of. Every auto insurer is trying to get you to put in their spying software to “reward” you for safe driving. This means they will penalize you for anything they want. I believe this big brother sh%t will be mandatory in the future. But aren’t we used to…
We all know hospitals and insurers are pissed about having to be transparent. Well, they are not going down without a fight: ACHP hopes it can convince the Trump administration to abandon its proposalto require health plans to disclose their negotiated rates with providers, which both insurers and providers fiercely oppose. Instead, the group wants a…
I love to point out how bad the government is when they try to run healthcare. In this article Six CEOs and No Operating Room: The Impossible Job of Fixing the Indian Health Service you will see that the absolute mess they create: That is despite extensive efforts at renovation and hundreds of thousands of…
The results are in: Physicians between the ages of 40 and 54 experience a higher rate of burnout than older or younger doctors, according to a recent survey of more than 15,000 physicians who cited administrative tasks and work hours as key drivers of their stress. I am all for saying the same thing over…
Not sure if you heard but: UnitedHealth Group said its 2020 revenues will surpass $260 billion next year as the company prepares to unveil its business strategy Tuesday. Already the nation’s largest health insurance company, UnitedHealth is poised to grow its top line by about 9%. UnitedHealth operates commercial, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans via its UnitedHealthcare…