Texas Hospitals bill 260% more than Medicare allowable, on average….raises eyebrows with Employers who purchase insurance/benefits.
The latest RAND study on what hospitals are charging private health plans vs. what Medicare pays them for the same services is getting a lot of attention, and not in a good way. That is, if you're a hospital.We've been saying for several years that the gulf between what private plans are ...
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TESTIMONIAL: Moore County, TX
Recently, a County in the Texas Panhandle hired me to be their Consultant because we recommended strategies and solutions that made a significant impact in their community. For the first time in more than 15 years, Moore County was able to adopt a balanced budget because of the impact our solutions ...
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Marilyn Bartlett: Opportunities For Employer Health Plans | May 5, 2020 Summit
On May 5, 2020, we hosted a Summit and brought together some of the brightest minds in healthcare to discuss building high-performance health plans that lower costs, and improve the lives of people covered by them.In 2020, Marilyn Bartlett was named by Fortune as one of the World's 50 ...
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Local Government: The Vehicle for Systemic Change In Healthcare
I recently published a poll on LinkedIn, asking people from around the country to take a moment, discover what their City is spending on healthcare and employee benefits, calculate a 20% reduction, and then answer the poll question, which asked how much savings it would be in dollars. The results ...
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“Surely, you’re not serious?”…… “I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley”
Airplane! is still one of my favorite movies of all-time. The slapstick comedy makes me laugh every time I watch it. Sometimes I just need a little comic relief. This particular line from the movie always stands out to me though because it makes me think about a very common reaction I get when I ...
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BENCHMARKING: Seriously, WTH??
Raise your hand if you’ve ever witnessed, or been a participant in the following life event, or something similar:"Johnny, why did you rip holes in that brand new pair of jeans? ""Well dad, that’s how everyone else is wearing them….they did it first….""Son, if everyone ...
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Overcoming Misconceptions About Healthcare Benefits: Part 4
Albert Einstein knew that the quality of a solution was directly related to a person's ability to identify the problem they were trying to solve. He famously said, “If I had an hour to solve a problem I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about ...
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