Health Insurance Premiums
An issue which confronts providers, employers and beneficiaries alike, and was a major driver in the federal health care legislation, is the affordability of small business and individual health care policies. It is clear that a family making $50,000 to $75,000 a year finds it difficult, and in some instances impossible, to afford family coverage […]
Medicare Trust Fund Solvent thru 2029 — Maybe
The Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Funds reported that the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund’s solvency has now been extended from 2017 to 2029. On the surface, this is good news for everyone. Medicare, as we are all aware, is the major payor […]
Medicare/Medicaid Primary Care Payment Increase
While some physicians have expressed concern regarding the negative effect that health care reform will have on their level of reimbursement, others will soon see an increase in reimbursement from the Medicare program if they fit within the definition of a “primary care practitioner.” Effective January 1, 2011, payments to primary care practitioners will be […]