How to shop for health insurance – Part I
Individuals and employers, says the Star-Tribune, are seaching for reduced health insurance premiums. But how do you find them?...
30 July, 2024
Health Care Finance
Covered? But they still won’t pay the bill?
The patient nearly fainted when she opened her bill from the surgical center where she recently had sinus surgery. As she understood it, the insurance company said pre-approval was not necessary. The provider performed the surgery. She had expected to pay the balance of her...
06 May, 2024
The legislature wants to mandate health care price cuts
What is the predictable effect of cutting reimbursements to medical providers to less than today’s Medicare rates? The propsed Minnesota public option health plan is built on that idea....
03 April, 2024
Prescription Medicines and Premium Price
Let’s hope none of us will ever need Hemgenix (a gene therapy for hemophilia B),and even if your prescription plan covers it, imagine what it would do to everyone’s premiums....
05 February, 2024
MN legislature took a short pause on government-dominated health care
By Greg Dattilo, CEBS & Grant Dattilo The 2023 Minnesota Legislature attempted to take major steps toward creating a government-dominated health care system. However, because of public pressure from a variety of groups and individuals – consultants, providers, employers, patient advocates, etc. – the legislature delayed...
02 June, 2023
Seven tools to create aconsumer-friendly health care marketplace
Health care is too expensive, too complicated, access is becoming more difficult and wait times are increasing. Although quality among physicians remains high, there are severe and growing staff shortages across the medical profession and as a result, a decline in quality has begun. There is...
10 April, 2023