Thought leadership on the use of innovation to solve health care access, quality, and funding issues.
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“We know that more than half of patients in America seek out health information online and we want to be a resource for not only those wanting to know more about our system of hospitals, but for those who simply want health information from a nationally recognized source.”
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This was the week when the gloves started to come off for those in Washington who are key players in the health care reform debate. Up until now, principals on both sides of the aisle had been talking about how a bi-partisan effort could produce reform that would lead to affordable, accessible, and quality health [...]
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Rice said, “If you pay for your own healthcare, have a high deductible or need a service your insurance does not fully cover, we can help. The Blue Book will help you find fair prices for surgery, hospital stays, doctor visits, medical tests and much more.”
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An interesting story showed up recently on the web page of an Omaha TV news station, KETV. The story noted that there is a bill, now in the Ways and Means Committee, that would allow people to set aside money in their health savings accounts (HSAs) or flexible savings accounts (FSAs) to use toward [...]
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I can’t let the week go by without commenting on the story that appeared Monday in The Wall Street Journal about the Pittsburgh-based health plan, Highmark, announcing that it is selling a Healthcare Visa Gift Card. That’s right, a gift card like the ones you buy at the appliance giant Best Buy or at your [...]
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A news story carried by Reuters on Thursday led with a summary of findings from a new report stating that Americans spend double what people in other industrialized countries do on health care, but they have more trouble seeing doctors, are the victims of more errors and go without treatment more often.
This appears to be [...]
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