Search Tag: health insurance
Sendero-health-plans-names-sharon-alvis-as-next-chief-executive
2023 21 Sep
Sendero Health Plans Inc. announced Wednesday it has named Sharon J. Alvis as the new chief executive officer to lead the nonprofit health maintenance organization (HMO), which was created and is funded and owned by Central Health. Sendero offers health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) federal Health Insurance Marketplace....Read more
6th-annual-mena-health-insurance-congress
2020 29 Sep
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Taking-responsibility-for-avoidable-patient-deaths
2019 11 Jun
Unmonitored opioid deaths at home after surgery. Primum Non Nocere. First, do no harm. These wise words form the basis of the oath sworn to our patients. With the vast array of treatment models, administration, and decisions in medicine today, this oath is more poignant than ever. Medical Errors are the third leading cause...Read more
5th-annual-mena-health-insurance-congress-1
2019 01 Oct
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Financing-micro-health-insurance-theory-methods-and-evidence
2018 23 May
A look at innovations in harnessing voluntary and contributory micro health insurance to finance universal health coverage in the informal sector. Everybody spends money on healthcare; some people pay negligible amounts, and others pay exorbitant and impoverishing sums. In a perfect world, everyone should have protection against the excessive...Read more
Ayushman-bharat-india-s-national-health-protection-mission
2018 23 May
Effective implementation of Ayushman Bharat - India’s National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) will largely depend on ensuring that the package of services prioritised under the National Health Protection Scheme is based on community needs, evidence-based, well governed and inclusive. There is arguably no aspect of social policy more complex...Read more
Some-hospitals-marking-up-prices-more-than-1-000
2015 12 Jun
A study published in Health Affairs lists the 50 hospitals in the United States that mark up treatments by more than 10 times the costs allowed by Medicare — a markup of more than 1,000 percent for the same medical services. The findings show that the combination of a lack of regulation of hospital charges in the U.S. and no market competition is...Read more
Who-really-makes-medical-decisions
2015 09 May
In today's healthcare, insurance companies hold a dominating position with respect to medical decisions about patient care. Dr Linda Girgis, MD, FAFFP and a family physician in South River, New Jersey highlights the dilemma faced by doctors and patients alike when it comes to taking decisions about treatment options. A patient physically unable...Read more