Category Archives: Health Care: Health Insurance
Aetna adopts motivational interviewing to get clients healthier
HARTFORD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Engaging people in disease management and healthy living programs is historically challenging for health plans. And historically, disease management programs have followed more of the push rather than the pull model of coaching. Taking a different approach to … Continue reading
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Medical technology use up considerably: HHS’s Sebelius
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the number of hospitals using health information technology (IT) has more than doubled in the last two years. She also announced new data showing nearly 2,000 hospitals and … Continue reading
Defensive orthopedic care ALONE costs US 2 billion annually: Vanderbilt study
Newswise — Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers estimate that U.S. orthopaedic surgeons create approximately $2 billion per year in unnecessary health care costs associated with orthopaedic care due to the practice of defensive medicine. Defensive medicine is the practice of … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Health Care: Costs, Health Care: Ethics, Health Care: Health Insurance, Health Care: Hospitals, Health Care: Medical Errors, Health Care: Medical Errors: Hospital Caused Infections, Health Care: Medical Errors: Hospital Readmissions, Health Care: Reform, Science Updates
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Health insurance refunds, lower premiums threatened by new bill proposed by Landrieu: Consumers Union
New legislation introduced today would jeopardize nearly $900 million in estimated health insurance refunds or lower premiums for consumers. The bill (S.2068), authored by Senator Landrieu of Louisiana, guts a key protection for consumers that purchase health insurance on their … Continue reading
