The assassin was a progressive/socialist intensely dissatisfied with the fact that insurance companies deny claims; or that they refuse to authorize certain tests or treatments. And since the shooting took place, we have been hearing about how “broken” the healthcare system is. This is all very interesting. After all, it […]
Category: Health Insurance
The “Prior Authorization” Battle in Raleigh
Forces are juxtaposed against each other. The North Carolina Medical Society and its allies are advocating to regulate and limit insurance requirements to obtain prior authorizations for the provision of certain types of health care. The Carolina Partnership for Reform, among others, is arguing against it. As a physician who […]
Admission of Obamacare’s Failure
The New York Times is breathlessly reporting that Joe Biden is pitching a response to healthcare costs as his re-election campaign gets underway. This is pretty interesting. Let’s recall that Obamacare was billed as a major advance to limit health care costs for the American people. Remember that it was […]
A Bill to Give BCBS of NC Special Considerations Advancing
BCBS of NC is pushing legislators in Raleigh to allow it to evade certain regulatory requirements in accordance with its non-profit status. This follows a trend seen in other states where we have seen the various “Blues” become for-profit and/or merge with the “Blues” from other states. (For instance, Anthem […]
MD Bonuses for Pushing Covid Vaccine
Anthem is one of the large Blue Cross Blue Shield plans operating primarily in other states. I came across a document that outlines the bonuses it pays to physicians for pushing the Covid vaccine on the Medicaid populations Anthem covers in the state of Kentucky. Check it out.
Why are Pediatricians Turning Down Unvaccinated Patients?
I had been hearing some rumblings over the last year that it was becoming a common practice for pediatricians’ offices to refuse to accept patients who are not vaccinated or whose parents do not agree to have them vaccinated. And I am not talking about the Covid vaccines necessarily, but […]
Folwell, BCBS of NC and Guilford County Schools
What drives politicians to seek public office? For some it is fame and prestige. For others, they are seeking their own financial interests. But for relatively few, it is to do something good and right for those they are elected to serve. North Carolina State Treasurer is an example of […]