But with the announcement that Sutter Hospital will pay $46 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged they were double billing for anesthesia services during surgeries, you have to wonder how much hospitals, in an attempt to recoup the expenses of unpaid Emergency Room care, are gaming the complexity of the billing code system to pad their bottom line.
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Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans offer Transportation, Hearing Aids, Dental and Interpreters
Medicare beneficiaries who suffer from chronic and debilitating illnesses such as cancer, dementia, HIV/AIDS or have suffered a stroke may be eligible for a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan (SNP). These SNPs may offer transportation to and from doctor appointments, hearing aids and special language interpreters for doctor appointments.
Table Mountain Cherokee Hydraulic Mining District
A group of Native Americans from Georgia settled in the area working the exposed auriferous gravel deposit north of Table Mountain and called the area Cherokee. By 1855 there were several small placer mining operations working the ground. By 1873 they had built the largest inverted siphon to carry water across the Feather River.
Anthem Blue Cross Coughs Up Medicare Rebates
Anthem Blue Cross announced that it will issue rebates to members enrolled in their Medicare Supplement plans in five different states. The rebates are a result of the Medicare supplement or Medigap plans failing to meet the medical loss ratios (MLR). Rebate checks being sent out in September will range from $3.51 to $487.08 per member.
Sacramento Rally for Improving Birth
While western medicine has made tremendous progress in reducing infant and mother mortality, we have also cultivated stereotypes and assumptions about the delivery of a baby that can be a disservice to the mother. Physicians and hospitals have perpetuated a myth that women can’t deliver a baby on their own and it is only safe to give birth at a hospital. Participants in this medical fantasy have also lobbied governments for laws giving them a near monopoly on for the reimbursement of maternity services limiting financial access to midwives and doulas.
Edward Snowden Reduced to Illegal Alien Status
It was amusing to see the Los Angeles Times afford Edward Snowden, on the run from the United States for leaking classified information, the status of an “undocumented” American. No sooner had Russian news media reported that the undocumented American would be given papers to cross into Russia than his lawyer said Snowden’s attempt to […]
Comparing Delta Tunnels to Deep Water Shipping Channel
The Sacramento Deep Water Shipping Channel is similar in dimensions to the Delta Cross Canal. Its overall length makes it comparable to a Peripheral Canal and the construction on par with the the tunnels. The Port of Sacramento, with the necessary deep water shipping channel, turned out to be a colossal waste of tax payer money. Instead of acquiring more private land for the tunnel project, the state should figure out some way to use the deep water shipping channel easements and land.
Are Sacramento Medicare provider charges worthless?
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid released the cost they pay for the top 100 hospital treatments for beneficiaries of Medicare across the country and the data presentation is virtually worthless to the average human being. The Charge master data set was successful in highlighting the complex and dysfunctional system we have in the U.S. for tracking and paying for health care.
Hiker’s rash: red rash between knee and ankle after hiking for several hours
The rash was concentrated along below my knee so I figured it had something to due with laundry detergent or heat.
Blue Shield Transgender Endorsement
Blue Shield of California, new endorsement clarifying health care services for transgender individuals who people who are transitioning. 2013