Folks, we’re building a wall… … a paywall, that is. Actually, because the lion’s share of our content – 90 percent – will be free and available to everyone – what we’re implementing here at aNewsCafe.com is less of a… Continue Reading
Negotiations are always tricky, aren’t they? We are hearing so much in the news these days about “making deals” and having difficulty doing so. So why should health care be any different? Our office received this notice recently. “Anthem Blue… Continue Reading
It was 1994 the first time my kids and I went camping at Patrick’s Point State Park in Trinidad. It was a significant year. I’d graduated from college – 20 years after high school – and I’d bought a house.… Continue Reading
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles. It’s hard for me to believe it’s been that long, but I was there, outside the Cocoanut Grove restaurant and nightclub at… Continue Reading
The Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA also known as Obamacare) is an important feature of the legislation. This provision requires that insurers pay out at least 80-85% of premium dollars in direct claim costs… Continue Reading
The country is waiting with bated breath to see what three giants of industry are planning for health care. Warren Buffett said that health care costs have become a bigger issue for American businesses than taxes. “If you go back… Continue Reading
I was working on the Coast this last week and grabbed some soup for dinner at the bar at Mazzotti’s Italian on the Arcata Square. You know you’re old when an attempt to chat with the young person next to… Continue Reading
Medicare provides health benefits for individuals age 65 or over and qualifying disabled persons. Once an individual is enrolled in Medicare they will get a red, white and blue Medicare card in the mail. Typically it arrives 3 months prior… Continue Reading
The Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee is recommending to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) creation of a palliative (comfort) care model for Medicare recipients who are in advanced states of illness, but not yet ready for… Continue Reading
Fifty is the magic age when most doctors recommend getting that first colonoscopy. I got my first one a bit earlier, at age 49, after an immediate family member was diagnosed with advanced colon cancer at 46. She underwent surgery… Continue Reading
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