Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

Since she was still working, she thought her employer health insurance plan would cover her. More than a year after her riding accident, Diamond was back at the emergency room after she tripped on a step while entering a New York restaurant. This time, though, the insurance coverage wasn’t routine.

Insurance 52

Insurance Patient-Centered Government Provider 52

Plum Health

MAY 22, 2023

Misconception #1: DPC Adds Extra Costs to Existing Health Insurance The fact is, for employers operating self-funded programs, the DPC investment redirects claims costs. Easy access and relationship-driven care minimize long-term healthcare expenses and cut down on unnecessary urgent care and emergency room visits.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care PCP PCP Insurance 52

Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. Depending on your insurance, an ER visit can cost anywhere from several hundred to several thousand dollars, while an urgent care visit typically costs a fraction of that.

ER 52

ER Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Patient-Centered 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

And you could say the same thing about insurance companies. Insurance companies will pay for a lot of drugs that have really not a whole lot of evidence at a lot of costs. But to this day, I haven’t heard of an insurance company that’s willing to cover cannabis. That put me in the emergency room.

Medical 98

Medical IT Patient-Centered Healthcare 98

Doctors for America

MAY 30, 2025

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Patients 92

Patients Medical Student Patient-Centered Emergency Room 92

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I’ve been on a quest to build those services and support so that people can make true, informed decisions for themselves and their families. It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. Take some time to get trust, to get real information.

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

I could walk down the hall and get information. You come over to the clinic, you go to the hospital, you provide service, and the insurance and you negotiate how much you’re going to get paid. That never happens in CMS and other health insurance. I found it to be an incredibly hard journey. I had a supportive spouse.

Patient-Centered 125

Patient-Centered IT Families Family 125