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There’s been a lot of buzz around hospital systems lately—mostly about mergers and acquisitions and consolidations. But something else has been making headlines recently in the hospital system world: quality. More specifically, the industry is questioning whether or not the number of times a procedure has been performed is an accurate indicator of quality. Currently, …

Could the controversial decision of three major hospitals save thousands of lives? Read More »

Happy New Year from the MyMedicalShopper Team! Yup, it’s 2016. And with a new year, comes new goals, and trends, and fads. If you’re looking once again to take control of your healthcare, we’ve got some easy ways to ensure you’re able to take control physically and financially. They’re easy. Really easy. We’re pretty certain …

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A little background information:When the Affordable Care Act was launched in 2011, it included a new rule for governing the Medical Loss Ratio (more information on the MLR here) for health insurance companies. It’s become commonly known as the “80/20 rule,” and it’s gotten quite a bit of press lately. The objective of the rule was …

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Since the inception of the Affordable Care Act, many employers have been concerned about the looming “Cadillac” tax scheduled to take effect in 2018. Insurance companies and employers with self-funded health plans will be on the hook for this excise tax—to the tune of a 40% penalty on the value of their health plans in …

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  If you’ve been watching the news lately, and you’ve been paying attention, you may have heard some buzz around price transparency in the healthcare industry. Now that this idea is finally getting some attention, you might be wondering: “Should I care about this at all?” The answer is that you should care a lot, …

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