Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

When Alyne Diamond fell off a horse in August 2023 and broke her back, her employer-based health plan through UnitedHealthcare covered her emergency care in Aspen, Colorado. It also covered related pain management and physical therapy after she returned home to New York City. The bills totaled more than $100,000.

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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.

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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. Many urgent care clinics now offer mental health services , including medication management for anxiety and depression, or help during a panic attack.

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ER Primary Care Primary Care Doctor Patient-Centered 52

Plum Health

OCTOBER 2, 2024

These facilities offer a wide range of medical services, from treating minor injuries to managing chronic conditions, without the long wait times and hefty price tag of an emergency room. Cost and Insurance: Check the center's fees and insurance coverage. That's where urgent care centers come in handy.

Emergency Room 52

Emergency Room Healthcare Patient-Centered Chronic Disease Management 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients? 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.

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Medical IT Patient-Centered Healthcare 98

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Started as a direct case manager, worked in a variety of different places including the state legislature and I’ve been with the state office now since 2006. It was designed to really balance what Medicaid at the time was to provide nursing homes and Medicare is obviously health insurance. Eric: And Susan? You go back home.

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Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. I didn’t know how to manage it. That never happens in CMS and other health insurance. And I was terrified. Diane: Huge.

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Patient-Centered IT Families Family 125