Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 7, 2025

Mid-Year Formulary Changes (HF 1652/SF 1806): Seeks to prohibit health insurers from making mid-year changes to their drug formularies, ensuring stable access to prescribed medications for patients. In particular, Republican members of the committee expressed concerns on whether a new tax on health plans may impact health insurance rates.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Finance Primary Care Insurance 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

APRIL 22, 2025

LEGISLATIVE DEADLINES REACHED We came to the end of the legislature’s third deadline last week, which means all bills with a fiscal impact in each committee needed to be voted out and sent to the Finance Committee in the Senate and the Ways and Means Committee in the House. Mandating insurance coverage of vasectomies.

Finance 52

Finance Telehealth Board-Certified Provider 52

The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 3, 2024

However, this is a personal finance blog, and for me, it goes beyond that. Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. So, I started listening to podcasts and videos about filing flood insurance and homeowners insurance claims.

Insurance 52

Insurance Finance Community Medical Advice 52

Plum Health

JULY 6, 2023

Studies conducted by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Milliman provide valuable insights into these new models of healthcare delivery and financing. These models simplify the healthcare business by removing insurance companies from basic primary care. of the population was covered by employer-sponsored group insurance, 19.8%

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Healthcare Insurance Finance 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. Overall, DPC replaces insurance-based, FFS products with a patient-centric, relationship-driven model of care where the interests align with the patient and employer.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care PCP PCP Insurance 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 27, 2025

Committees reviewed a range of legislation, including efforts to address workforce shortages, expand insurance coverage and improve school health services. HOUSE COMMERCE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE H.F. 2403 ( Representative O’Driscoll ): On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee heard H.F.

Family Physician 52

Family Physician Insurance Finance Individual 52

CDOCS

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><em>Patient financing made easy with transparent payment options, competitive APRs, and monthly payment plans.</em></span></p> &ldquo;Our team of account managers works with providers to optimize their patient financing strategy.&rdquo;</span></p>

Patients 52

Patients Finance Provider Insurance 52

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

Lifetime Income Annuities: “Longevity Insurance” Nuss singles out income annuities—especially lifetime annuities —as a compelling choice. Lifetime annuities pool longevity risk, offering what Nuss calls “longevity insurance.” Investors can add a spouse to the plan, ensuring stable income for two lifetimes.

Insurance 52

Insurance Provider Individual Finance 52

The Motivated MD

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This marks the 10th chapter of our Doctor Money finance series, which I hope to complete and formally turn into a publishable book or e-book in the not-too-distant future. For example, any repairs that come up are your responsibility if your homeowner insurance doesn’t cover them. Stay tuned!

Finance 52

Finance Insurance Individual Medical Advice 52

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

MARCH 13, 2025

State health insurers already contribute to reinsurance through taxes and assessments that go into the general fund, the proposed source for the program. Status: It passed with bipartisan support and was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. Status: It was laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Telehealth Management Finance 52

Physician's Practice

JUNE 9, 2025

Insurance Denials and Prior Authorizations (00:11:26)** Challenges with insurance coverage, prior authorizations, and evolving insurer policies for GLP-1 prescriptions.

Management 52

Management Telemedicine Patients Insurance 52

Physician's Practice

JUNE 20, 2025

After learning that the insurance company (trying to play doctor) recommends a generic drug that is less effective and has more adverse effects because it does not carry the more expensive drug on its formulary, this gives the doctor cause for concern for their patient.

Management 52

Management Patient-Centered Appointment Patients 52

The Health Policy Exchange

OCTOBER 21, 2020

President in November support a "Medicare for All" style single-payer health insurance program, this issue emerged during the Democratic primary debates as one option for extending coverage to the uninsured and reducing health care administrative costs. Although neither of the major party nominees for U.S. He pointed out that 93% of U.S.

Primary Care Physician 130

Primary Care Physician Family Physician Insurance Primary Care 130

The Health Policy Exchange

JANUARY 3, 2013

Remarkably, Medicare was fully implemented only 11 months after the bill's signing, overcoming obstacles such as hospital segregation in the South, resistance from physician organizations such as the American Medical Association, and the logistical issues involved in issuing insurance cards to 18 million eligible seniors.

Insurance 130

Insurance Family Medicine DO Finance 130

GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. Eric: So Isaac, is the actionable item change in US healthcare system financing?

Finance 95

Finance Board-Certified IT Provider 95

Medical Xpress

MARCH 17, 2023

President Joe Biden's 2024 proposed budget includes plans to shore up the finances of Medicare, the federal health insurance program that covers Americans who are 65 and up and some younger people with disabilities.

Finance 92

Finance Insurance IT Medical 92

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

And that came down a lot of times to asking the provider whether they felt they met criteria and then also looking to see if they had the financial, like the proper insurance or things like that. Connie 21:57 So the next step was generally trying to assess whether they were eligible for palliative care. And it’s amazing.

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Cuts to Medicaid and other federal health programs proposed in President Donald Trump’s budget plan would rapidly push more than 300 financially struggling rural hospitals toward a fiscal cliff, according to researchers who track the facilities’ finances. Medicaid cuts would push them further into financial peril.

Finance 52

Finance Hospital Community Emergency Room 52

FDA Law Blog

AUGUST 10, 2021

On the Senate side, a drug pricing bill being developed by Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has been reported by the trade press to include the use of either international or domestic prices as reference benchmarks for setting payment rates under Medicare, and perhaps even commercial insurance markets.

Finance 52

Finance Insurance Manufacturing IT 52

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How is it financed and what comes next? I think Bruce can speak to that, I think, 30-year gap in finances. The finances, for us… Our goal is, really, to break even, or even lose a little bit of money, that’s okay, with the goal being that this is very patient-centered. Yeah, Eric: Yeah.

Hospital 115

Hospital Patient-Centered Supply Chain IT 115

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 24, 2025

In a May 12 statement announcing its proposed rule, CMS described a “loophole” as “ money laundering ,” and said California had financed coverage for over 1.6 In California, the insurers that pay the MCO tax are reimbursed for the portion levied on their Medi-Cal enrollment.

Provider 52

Provider Hospital Finance Insurance 52

Physicians News Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

Stephen Parente, a University of Minnesota finance professor who said he consults informally with Trump health officials, said much of AHRQ’s work could be done by others. To track covid, he relied on daily feeds of private insurance data from around the country. HHS spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Hospital Diagnose Medical 52