In the (endless) admitting documents for a hospital stay, there is always one saying you accept charges not covered by insurer. Before you sign, write in “as long as the providers are in my insurance network.” Gives basis for arguing later. #AnAmericanSickness

Want to compare health and health system stats across countries? buff.ly/2bjsD5q

The new battlefront over health programs for the poor is taking place over what has historically been a progressive concept: social determinants of health. #sdoh healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…

Huge. Having failed to repeal the law in Congress, Trump admin asks court to strike the Obamacare mandate and protections for people with preexisting conditions. x.com/politico/statu…

BREAKING: 9 bipartisan governors tell Administration to stop their attack on protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. x.com/JohnKasich/sta…

Starting in October, insurers will be allowed to sell 12-month "short-term" health plans and to renew them for up to 36 months. These policies can deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions and are not required to cover essential health benefits. buff.ly/2LQtzoC

It’s remarkable how much these new short-term insurance plans being pushed by the Trump administration have the same kinds of holes, limits, and exclusions as individual insurance before the ACA.

A new bill would require insurers to guarantee access for people with pre-existing conditions and prohibit premiums based on health. But, it would allow insurers to exclude any coverage of the pre-existing conditions. A bit of a catch. tillis.senate.gov/public/_cache/…

We’ve been hearing a lot about surprise medical bills mainly affecting people with private insurance, rather than Medicare. Why? Medicare has protections in place like limits on balance billing & restrictions on private contracting @KaiserFamFound @KHNews kff.org/medicare/issue…

New/updated analysis of high #prescription drug costs in ESI -Rx spending UP -Rx OOP DOWN (insurance covers more) So why are people so concerned about Rx costs? One idea: Plans shift to deductibles --> more visible prices healthsystemtracker.org/chart-collecti… Matthew Rae Peterson Center on Healthcare

Here's the index to my alphabet soup: ESI: Employer sponsored insurance Rx: Prescription drugs OOP: Out-of-pocket spending (copays, deductibles, coinsurance) Hep C: Hepatitis C (for which curative drugs were introduced in recent years)

Medicare for all proposals pose difficult trade-offs, including winners and losers from tax-based financing and lower fees for health care providers. But, patients would be unlikely to complain about a universal system with no cost-sharing and choice of any doctor or hospital.

Short-term health plans do not have to cover essential health benefits, such maternity care, prescription drugs, mental health care, or preventive care. Learn more about how these plans are exempt from the #ACA insurance market rules: ow.ly/eOpx30m4lpe

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I need to see the Social Security numbers, medical records, tax and banking information of the 6 conservative justices who voted to give DOGE access to everybody else's information.

NEW POST! What would happen if you sent out a dare...no, a double dare to your employees to try something new for a couple of hours? What would happen if this double dare mentality wasn't the exception but the norm? That is what I call "Do the New"! luanncahn.com/2018/04/what-h…

The #CMS encourages hospitals to post the cost of services online. The complexity of this request starts with the question of “which price?”

Check it out! It’s a good one! x.com/vynamic/status…