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- Life insurance may prove difficult to get if you contract H1N1
- Insurance company business model:Only sell insurance to those who will not need it and hence not collect.For life insurance, they at least have a case, because it should not be possible to take out a $1M policy the day before you die of cancer.Health CARE however is supposed to be...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Personal finance, payroll solutions, H1N1 flu, insurance, life insurance, health insurance, health care
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- iSinglePayer for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- iSinglePayer for iPhone gives you a direct line to your congressperson so you can ask for effective health care reform in the United States of America. iSinglePayer for iPhone packs in the following features use GPS to automatically determine your local congressional district and state, call your local member of...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Apple iPhone, Mobile, Health Care, Floatopian, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Smart Phones, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-23
- Health insurance is an oxymoron
- Meaningful reformOne. Allow insurance companies to offer any kind of plan they want ranging from catastrophic to "we'll pay for pimples," and price them accordingly. Eliminate the requirement that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing conditions without being able to charge higher rates.Two. Lower the costs of being in the...
- Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health insurance, insurance, health care, insurance company, personal responsibility
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Health insurance is an oxymoron
- Bookies are pretending to be bankers, people are avoiding regular care because bookies won't cover sure things, and we all pay the price when the certain costs of good health aren't paid. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Bookies, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-08-25
- Insurance reform is not health care
- So whose fault is your inertia?>I should have had my cholesterol checked earlier. My neighbor should have had it checked period. That?s health care, but because we have health insurance instead my care came late, and my neighbor died.Your doctor doesn't accept appointments? S/he told you never to call and...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance Reform, health care, insurance, health insurance
- Discussion threads 2009-08-18
- Public EMR fears overblown
- Public EMR fears overblownPatients worry about insurance abuseand well they should.Until people can elect to have a reasonably priced public coverage there will be abuses by the insurance industry. We're not enjoying the standards that the country enjoyed in the 50's - technology has been used to exclude all...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Government, health care, health insurance, public option
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- When Health Care Law, Health Insurance Companies & Customers Don't Mix
- My wife and I get our health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, here in Virginia. Because my wife is a cancer survivor our insurance rates are exorbitant. Last year, we had a $500.00 deductible each and were paying more than $1600 a month for coverage that at...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance Company, Customer, Health Care, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- HP Integrity Servers Provide a Robust Platform for New Croatian Healthcare Portal
- Hrvatski Zavod za Zdravstveno Osiguranje HZZO is the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance which manages the country's mandatory health insurance system. The Croatian Government's Institute for Health Insurance HZZO wanted a more efficient way to exchange vital treatment and billing information with the republic's healthcare providers. HZZO replaced its practice...
- Tags: HP Integrity, Health Insurance, Hewlett-Packard Co., Health Care, Server, Croatian Government, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
- Case studies 2008-12-01
- A Data Mining Framework for Identifying Claim Overpayments for the Health Insurance Industry
- The private health insurance expenditures in U.S. are expected to hit one trillion dollars by 2010. With over two hundred million insured lives, complexity in claim processing and government regulated timeliness for payment to medical providers; health insurance companies are susceptible for making payment errors. An insurance company covering 10...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Payment, Industry, Health Care, West, Insurance, Benefits, Healthcare, Data Mining, Payroll Solutions, Business Intelligence, Vertical Industries, Marketing Research, Databases, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing
- White papers 2008-10-02
- Health Insurer Streamlines IT, Boosts Security and Efficiency, With New Operating System
- With more than 4.3 million members and a total of 6.3 million health insurance policyholders, Techniker Krankenkasse TK is one of the largest providers of statutory health insurance in Germany. As the company's Windows 2000 operating system approached the end of its supported life cycle, TK wanted to find a...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Security, Information Technology, Operating System, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-09-17
- 45.7 mln Americans uninsured in 2007
- The US Census Bureau released a report that estimates that 45.7 mln Americans were uninsured in 2007 compared to 47 mln in 2006. The US Census report found that more people were covered by government health insurance programs - increasing from 27% in 2006 to 27.8% in 2007. During this...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, AM
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- 79 million adults can't pay medical bills
- Lead author Sara Collins called this a "perfect storm" of trends impacting Americans during what was advertised as a period of economic growth. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Insurance, Income, Bankruptcy, Benefits, Operational Accounting, Healthcare, Litigation, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- What people hate most about health insurance
- What people hate most about health insurancetry medicaid if you want a real headacheIf you think your paid insurance is bad, try living on SS or SSI, yet being expected to make co-pays on everything they can find to ding you on, it may sound like no big deal if...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, health insurance
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Have insurers tied their fate to Newt Gingrich?
- Did the health insurance industry just fail to research its own campaign brand or are they, in fact, acting as a Newt Gingrich front? They're certainly using Gingrich's tactics. If they're not connected, Newt, I'd sue. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Numbers show Obama plan won't work
- Honest numbers and real straight talk about who will pay those costs have yet to come from either side in this debate. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Costs, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Commonwealth Fund finds wide disparities in kids' health care
- The non-partisan Commonwealth Health Fund, founded 90 years ago by Standard Oil heiress Anna M. Harkness, has a new study out on childrens' health care which makes great reading. The fund ranked all the states, and the District of Columbia, based on how kids make out on...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- eHealthinsurance Improved Site Usability and Reduced Abandonment Rates With Google Site Search
- Licensed to market and sell health insurance in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, eHealthinsurance has developed partnerships with more than 175 health insurance companies and offers more than 10,000 health insurance products online. The site didn't have an integrated search capability, and the eHealthinsurance team saw that...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Google Inc., Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Payroll Solutions, Vertical Industries, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
- Case studies 2008-05-08
- Provider's Coding Notes: Billing and Coding Pocket Guide (Mobile)
- Provider''s Coding Notes: Billing and Coding Pocket Guidepowered by Skyscape Publisher: F A Davis This handy resource demystifies the complexities and nuances of medical coding and billing. Clear, concise guidelines for the documentation, coding, and processing of health insurance claims make it easy to handle the day-to-day administration of the...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Billing, Mobile, IBM Lotus Notes, Health Care, Skyscape Inc., Provider', Benefits, Healthcare, Insurance, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
- Software downloads 2008-04-11
- Forget health insurance. Who needs an Rx? Just drink the water.
- "Just say No" was once a battle cry against drugs in America. Now it seems the slogan should have been, "drink booze but not water." Because America's drinking water is laced with dozens of pharmaceuticals, and you get 'em all for free. Don't need health insurance after all....
- Tags: Health Insurance, Beverage, Health Care, Drug, Veterinarian Drug, Benefits, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Insurance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-03-15
- Health care or health insurance?
- The political debate over guaranteeing health care or health insurance was put in sharp relief today by a story out of California. The Los Angeles Times broke the story, of Wellpoint asking doctors to seek out pre-existing conditions in all new employees so coverage could be cancelled...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care, Times, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
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