Used to be you had the choice of buying insurance or not. Or, more likely, you got insurance from your employer or could not afford insurance because it was too expensive. Your employer paid your employment-based insurance totally, or in Continue Reading …

I recently attended a half-day medical event: Primary Care in the 21st Century. Expecting to hear the latest and greatest on new treatments, best care for chronic conditions, and integrating behavioral health into my practice, I was sorely disappointed that Continue Reading …

As I listened intently on the conference call line, I heard the medical officers from the other insurance companies discussing how to take advantage of our collaborative quality improvement efforts to improve their medical loss ratio (MLR)—basically, how could we Continue Reading …

Recently, I got three calls from three vendors offering three wonderful services for our members. The first vendor offered the best price to encourage our members to complete their Health Risk Assessment survey. They promised a 60% completion rate for Continue Reading …