Don’t Let The Talking Points Fool You: It’s All About The Risk Pool

Posted on March 15, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Employer Based Insurance, Guaranteed Issue and Renewal, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Policy, Health Savings Accounts, High Risk Pools, Modified Community Rating, Out of Pocket Costs, Pre-Existing Conditions, Public Insurance, Risk Pooling • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/03/15/dont-let-the-talking-points-fool-you-its-all-about-the-risk-pool/

Charity care, financial assistance standards in hospitals unfair to patients, professor says

Posted on September 9, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Charity Care, Collection Practices, Health System, Hospital, IRS, Medicaid, Out of Pocket Costs, Tax Exempt • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/charity-care-financial-assistance-standards-hospitals-unfair-patients-professor-says?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRouua%2FNZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4JRMRrI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

A study of 140 hospitals showed eligibility cutoffs ranging from an income of 100 percent of the federal poverty level to 600 percent.

Why employers are really cutting healthcare (it’s not Obamacare’s Cadillac tax)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Cadillac Tax, Employees Out of Pocket Costs, Employer Sponsored Health Plans, Healthcare Costs, Out of Pocket Costs • Leave a comment

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-obamacare-s-cadillac-tax-20150825-column.html

UPMC Health urges teachers’ group to drop Highmark

Posted on June 21, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Health Insurance Coverage, Health Insurance Payor, Health System, Hospital, Out of Pocket Costs • Leave a comment

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2015/06/15/upmc-health-urges-teachers-group-to-drop-highmark.html?ana=e_du_wknd&s=article_du&ed=2015-06-20&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1434902808

Better Shop Around: Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Covered California Plans

Posted on June 19, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Covered California, Health Insurance Coverage, Out of Pocket Costs, Specialty Drugs • Leave a comment

http://www.chcf.org/publications/2015/05/better-shop-drugs-covered-ca

Click to access PDF%20BetterShopDrugsCoveredCA.pdf

What do high deductible health plans really mean for hospitals?

Posted on May 13, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Bad Debts, Charity Care, Credit Ratings, Health System, High Deductible Health Plans, Hospital, Out of Pocket Costs, Point of Service Collections, Rev Cycle • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/blog/what-do-high-deductible-health-plans-really-mean-hospitals?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRogu6vJZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4HScJkI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFQ7LHMbpszbgPUhM%3D

As consumers become responsible for a greater portion of their healthcare costs, hospitals will see their role as collection agent grow.

Why Low Growth in Health Costs Still Stings

Posted on April 9, 2015 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Healthcare, Healthcare Spending, High Deductible Health Plans, High Deductibles, Out of Pocket Costs, Premiums • Leave a comment

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/04/08/why-low-growth-in-health-costs-still-stings/?utm_campaign=KFF%3A+Drew%27s+Columns&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=16962011&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–38gNBe4tArXEi1kR4gIoGPcB2uGQndAtR9a57fX7sixUnjJtHdETi4iYn613Dneh6G2TarKm9MCTz9h8Q_rrLuRwo4Q&_hsmi=16962011