Health Insurance

KFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care

Most Consumers Across Types of Insurance Had a Problem with Their Coverage in the Past Year, Including About Three-Quarters of…

2 years ago

Does Artificial Intelligence (#AI) Chatbot Outperform Physicians in Patient Experience?

JAMA Article Draws Fire for Its Research Biases on ChatGPT and Chatbot - But Should We Ignore Its Conclusions Altogether?

2 years ago

Forever Medicated is the Future of Healthcare

Greed is one of our most destructive traits and no one is more prone to fall prey to its grip…

3 years ago

Health Possibilities We Can’t Afford to Block

Fixing one piece of the healthcare puzzle is encouraging - but is it transformational? Here are 10 things we can…

3 years ago

We Get No Credit For Being Good Clinicians

I was honored to be on a panel of experts for a webinar on sepsis denials by payers, especially commercial insurance companies.…

3 years ago

From The Appeals Desk: The “30 Day Readmission” Denial

Insurance company denials are terribly frustrating. They delay prompt processing of claims. They require annoying extra steps to get paid.…

3 years ago

From The Appeals Desk: Know Your Sepsis

Among the many types of denials from insurance companies that come across my desk, one I have been seeing more…

3 years ago

Lawmaker Takes on Insurance Companies and Gets Personal About His Health

California state Senator Scott Wiener shares his life experience bringing home the need to reconsider access to care pathways.

3 years ago

Tech Marches On, While Humanity Drags Its Feet

I thought it would be fun to look back at some of my predictions for health tech from almost a…

4 years ago

Uninsured Children; Time for Us to Help Kids Get Access to High-Quality Healthcare

Many US children qualify for high-quality healthcare through the Medicaid and CHIP programs. Here, we show families how to apply…

4 years ago

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