By George W. Chapman There are the bills you receive unexpectedly from “out-of-network” providers. The best example is when you go to your participating “in-network” hospital
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Right to Try: New Law May Help Patients — to a Certain Point
By George W. Chapman Recently signed as law, the Right to Try legislation allows patients with life threatening conditions to “request” medicines that have
Medicare: More Than $59 Billion Lost to Fraud
By George W. Chapman The lead article in the current AARP Bulletin explains Medicare fraud. Last year, Medicare spent $591 billion on claims. Medicare
Healthcare in a Minute – May 2018
Physicians Rated: Patients Give Their Doctors 4 Out of 5 Stars By George W. Chapman The online ratings site “Healthgrades” and the Medical Group
Healthcare in a Minute – April 2018
Survey Shows Toughest Healthcare Jobs to Fill By George W. Chapman Of the top 10 hardest jobs to fill in the U.S., half are
Healthcare in a Minute – March 2018
Buffet, Bezos to Get Into the Health Insurance Business By George W. Chapman Warren Buffett, CEO and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has long purported
Healthcare in a Minute – February 2018
By George W. Chapman Hospital Ratings CMS has released its 2017 star ratings for US hospitals. CMS is constantly tweaking the rankings to make
Healthcare in a Minute – December
By George W. Chapman Insurance Market Dominance Critics of the Affordable Care Act have been quick to point out that insurance choices on the
Healthcare in a Minute – November 2017
By George W. Chapman ACA in Flux Again The Graham-Cassidy bill was last attempt by the Senate to repeal and replace the ACA and
Healthcare in a Minute – October 2017
By George W. Chapman Hospitals Fail to Meet Expectations A report published by Kaufman, Hall and Associates revealed only 8 percent of 125 healthcare