Tag Archives: Plans

Beneficiaries’ lack of Medicare knowledge could lead to dissatisfaction in plans

More than two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries find their insurance confusing and difficult to understand, according to a recent survey by MedicareAdvantage.com, which also revealed that many don’t grasp basic insurance terminology. The study sample included 1,000 respondents enrolled in Medicare and took place over August 17 to 19. Participants were quizzed about topics ranging from… Read More »

Apervita’s NCQA approval helps health plans speed VBC analysis

Value-based care platform provider Apervita says it is the first company to be certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance for electronic clinical quality measures using a clinical quality language-based engine. The company’s newly certified CQL-based engine—based on HL7 logic standards that support both eCQMs and clinical decision support—can be adopted by healthcare organizations… Read More »

All diet plans weight loss

The truth is that no one diet is best for everyone — and what works for you may not work for someone else. The paleo diet claims that you should eat the same foods that your hunter-gatherer ancestors ate before agriculture developed. The theory is that most modern diseases can be linked to the Western… Read More »

Appeals court upholds sale of short-term limited duration insurance plans 

In a win for the Trump Administration, an appeals court on Friday ruled that the sale of plans that don’t comply with the Affordable Care Act can continue. In the 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the sale of short-term limited duration insurance plans is neither contrary… Read More »

‘China is still China’ so start making post-epidemic business plans, experts say

A Chinese woman wears a protective mask as she walks in a nearly empty and shuttered commercial street on February 7, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images Business activity in China may look like it’s at a standstill amid the COVID-19 outbreak, but investors should start planning their next moves, experts said… Read More »

Trump administration announces plans to ‘roll back’ Michelle Obama school lunch rules

LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 23: Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a rally for When We All Vote’s National Week of Action at Chaparral High School on September 23, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Obama is the founder and a co-chairwoman of the organization that aims to help people register and to vote.… Read More »