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Its a high-deductible plan or nothing for BCBS of Florida employees
Even given the difficult choices employers face, most offer their employees at least a few choices of health coverage from which to choose. Health plans, in turn, pitch employers on what may be... Read more...
Survey: Use of health savings accounts growing
A new survey suggests that health savings accounts are becoming increasingly popular, with the number of accounts and level of assets rising steadily. A new study from Celent reported that the number... Read more...
Trend: Insurers creating more HSAs as industry grows
The money coming from the "health/wealth" market is expected to increase over the coming years: some experts predict the market could reach $40 billion in the next five years. So it's little surprise... Read more...
Health insurers turn to financial services
Yesterday, our sister publication FierceHealthFinance told you about the growth in consumer deposits to... Read more...
MGMA 2008: MGMA backs standardized patient insurance ID
Right now, virtually every medical practice goes through the time-honored procedure of copying a patient's plastic insurance ID card, collecting their co-payment and submitting a claim for... Read more...
Study: Primary care MDs don't understand consumer-driven health plans
While the number of patients with high-deductible consumer-driven health plans continues to climb, it seems that primary care physicians haven't caught up with this trend. A new study funded by the... Read more...
GAO: HSAs are largely tax shelter for wealthy
While health savings accounts have been touted as a way for people of modest means to control their healthcare spending, they're largely being used as tax shelters for prosperous families, according... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Chinese healthcare overhaul creates opportunity; CDHP/HSA critics abound; and much more...
> China's overhaul of its healthcare system could create great opportunities for healthcare investors, observers say. Article... Read more...
CDHPs will need to step up outreach efforts
Well, surprise, surprise. Over 2007, we learned that many employees aren't too excited about current CDHP models, which offload a fair amount of first-dollar responsibility onto them without giving... Read more...
Groups create eight-state PPO in Western U.S.
A group of Western U.S. provider groups have come together to create a PPO spanning eight states. The PPO, VentureNet Healthcare, is a partnership between the Arizona Foundation for Medical Care,... Read more...
