Hidden no more. The Employers’ Forum of Indiana (EFI) is giving people a look behind the curtain at the reality of hospital costs in the United States.
What began as the first hospital price transparency study in the U.S., commissioned by EFI and conducted by RAND Corporation back in 2017, eventually became the foundation for the Employer Hospital Price Transparency Project.
Starting in July 2022, the nation’s three largest credit bureaus – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – will be removing nearly 70% of medical debt in collections accounts from credit reports.
On April 12, 2022, True Captive Insurance will be hosting The Future of Business & Benefits – St. Louis event at Busch Stadium, where local business leaders will discuss employee healthcare trends, self-funding health plans and how to gain control of healthcare spend.
Companies enhancing patient access to care and lowering patient costs all while slashing their own costs? That’s what earns Health Plan Hero status.
A new breed of value-based primary care comes to St. Louis, Missouri. Rezilient Health is a hybrid primary care solution providing same-day appointments at their “CloudClinics” and 24/7 virtual care with the same doctor.
Rezilient Health has blended modern technology with membership-based old-school primary care to provide a first-class healthcare experience.
Please give a warm welcome to Danielle Hart, Simpara’s new Client Success Manager!
While Hart has only been with us since July, she first heard about Simpara when Founder and President Adam Berkowitz visited a previous employer of hers to discuss a new approach to health benefits. Inspired then by what Hart described as “his [Berkowitz’s] passion for the industry,” it comes as no surprise that she finds herself here as part of the Simpara team.
Simpara recently secured a direct contract with Athletico Physical Therapy that includes facilities in both Missouri and Illinois for a total of over 200 clinics.
For more than 25 years, Athletico has been helping alleviate pain and discomfort from the lives of their patients. They’re dedicated to delivering exceptional care with a focus on enhancing people’s health and quality of life. Their expertise also extends to the evaluation of workers’ compensation issues like work conditioning, job-site analysis and ergonomic assessments.
When it comes to unpaid medical bills, many of the top 100 hospitals in the U.S. have and continue to employ predatory billing tactics to get their money.
A new analysis by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) has revealed some staggering statistics about the realities of predatory billing using data collected from January 1, 2018 to July 31, 2020.
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) reached a $2.67 billion settlement in a class-action antitrust lawsuit from October of last year. A class notice campaign is currently underway, ensuring individuals and companies who may have been impacted by damages are notified of their rights and know how to file a claim.
After years of suing thousands of patients annually for unpaid bills, the University of Virginia Health System (UVA) is wiping the slate clean for countless lucky patients. As of Monday, April 19, UVA announced it will cancel a massive backlog of court judgments and liens – some of which date back to the 1990s.
It’s official. The U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas has entered a consent order appointing Receivership Management Inc. – a Tennessee-based independent fiduciary – to serve as claims administer and oversee the employee benefit plans and assets previously administered by Medova Healthcare Financial Group.
