Everyone now has made the big change to convert from ICD9 to ICD10 Coding for medical billing. When all of this was taking place, many said it would really not improve care and so far, that’s what we have seen. The big coding change has not any impact in th…
Continue ReadingBy now we should all know the insurers are looking at ways to keep the cost of healthcare down and now it’s coming down to pretty much an “algorithm stick” for the doctors to deal with. This new company, interestingly enough is being headed from a former Whi…
How many companies used the Ingenix Data Base one has to question. While current Ingenix had a name change to Optum Insights a couple years ago and I think all the lawsuits might have had something to do with that. Another United Healthcare (Ingenix) Laws…
Here we go again. If you haven’t figured this out yet, when you buy a Cigna Health insurance policy you get a two for one with 2 insurers. Cigna provides the insurance benefits and then it’s pharmacy benefit manager, PBM OptumRX (biggest revenue sector subs…
You can read the CMS Sanctions Cigna-No More Selling Any New Medicare Advantage Policies Until Algo Problems Denying Medical Coverage and Prescription Denials Are Fixed United Healthcare Having a Big Bond Sale to Finance Purchase of Catamaran Pharmacy Benefi…
One thing we all hate is the high prices we pay in the US today for our prescriptions. Sure we do get some discounts, but that too has become an effort in algorithmic shopping to click here and click there to get the best price. It shouldn’t have to be that…
If you don’t know what a Quant is, take time out and watch video #2 in the footer of this blog as they are not just limited to working at financial firms. As a matter of fact, hedge funds and banks can’t hire enough of the and the same holds true for insurer…
This is a pretty interesting lawsuit and it includes named invidituals at HHS and CMS as well as participants. You can view all the defendants included in the Walgreens Signs Agreement With PBM OptumRX (United Heatlhcare) and Anthem Then Sues Express Scripts…