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• AMA Announced Settlement of Class Action Suit of $350 Million with Ingenix (United Healthcare)

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 533
  This was one long lawsuit that drug on for over 9 years.  When you think about it the data base was only shut down recently so how about everything else that has taken place in 9 years, or perhaps that is part of the settlement amount?  There are plenty of other Ingenix lawsuits that have been filed as well from ...
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• Read, Keep Records, Stay Informed

  
  Disabilities Unlimited — Authority: 121
  Well, to wrap up a two week series of Health Insurance, I hope it has given you a nice overview of what is all involved. I have not dived into any one topic too deeply, because there is so many differences from policy to policy, these articles would be longer than your insurance documents. So instead, read your ...
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• HRA And FSA And HSA, Oh My!

  
  Disabilities Unlimited — Authority: 121
  Some of the ways you can pay for medical expenses is with pre-tax dollars. A Health Reimbursement Account ( HRA ) is one type which is usually set aside by your employer. Money in this type of account can roll over from year to year until there are no funds left. A Flexible Savings Account ( FSA ) Is usually a set ...
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• Once A Year Doctor’s Visit

  
  Disabilities Unlimited — Authority: 121
  When you look at Preventative services, be aware there are guidelines that define what these are. Loosely defined, these are the services done during a once a year annual physical you have with the doctor. Make sure you are aware of these services, because many plans will cover this differently than a regular visit ...
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• Everything Is Covered?

  
  Disabilities Unlimited — Authority: 121
  Under some preconceived notion, many assume that once they have health insurance coverage, anything is covered. Or, they assume, their doctor says it’s needed, so then the insurance company must cover it. In all reality, policies have Exclusions and Riders that you should know about and read before getting the ...
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• Coordinating Choices

  
  Disabilities Unlimited — Authority: 121
  Coordination of Benefits is probably the biggest thing of the health insurance business that gets confused. What coordination of benefits does is put into order insurance policies when you have two or more insurance policies. Some think, and I’ve heard this: “Well, my plan is better than my wife, so we will use ...
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• The Ins and Outs of Providers

  
  Disabilities Unlimited — Authority: 121
  Some plans get very specific about In-Network Providers . So much so, you can only get benefits if you only go to in-network providers. There are other plans that allow for Out-Of-Network providers. Depending on the plans, the benefits can be a little less then in-network. But this is to encourage you to staying ...
  3 weeks ago

• Adding Up The Coins

  
  Disabilities Unlimited — Authority: 121
  Now that we have gotten through copays and deductibles, we must now consider co-insurance . After you satisfy your deductible then you have a portion, shared expenses with the insurance company. Co-insurance is where the plan pays a percentage of the cost and shares the other percentage with you. A few plans will pay ...
  3 weeks ago

• Aetna Takes a Year to Settle $31,000.00 Claim – Thought They Had a Doctor In Network Who Could Have Performed Special Surgery and Found Out They Did Not

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 533
  This is an interesting story about a woman who was told up front her cost would be $6000.00 out of pocket up front.  After she had the unique surgery that would allow her to breath freely again, her claim was denied.  The local news station here got involved and finally got her claim paid.    The informed ...
  5 weeks ago

• “Fair Database” to Replace Unfair Ingenix Data Base – Run by Non Profit

  
  The Medical Quack — Authority: 533
  The data base will be run by a number of New York universities in New York, and a website will be developed so consumers will have an idea as to what the out of network charges will be instead of having a surprise element that we have seen over the years that paid physicians less and demanded more money from patients. ...
  5 weeks ago

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