Intermountain Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Luke’s Health Partners (SLHP) Insurance Plans appeared first on Intermountain Medical Imaging. You can find that comprehensive list of plans and partners at [link] The post Intermountain Medical Imaging Now Contracted and In-Network with St.

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Radiology Business

MAY 8, 2023

failed to renew its cyber liability insurance ahead of a ransomware attack. Raleigh Radiology is seeking $1 million-plus in damages, alleging that Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

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Capitol Imaging Services

JANUARY 3, 2022

According to the website, www.valuepenguin.com, “high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) were created for consumers to have a health insurance option with lower premiums and high deductibles. Insurance plans with a high deductible usually mean lower premium payments for employees. Capitol Imaging Services!

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Maven Imaging

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Insurance is not a simple cut-and-dry business. If it was, healthcare wouldn’t be so complex. When it comes time to bill for x-ray services, what can you expect to recoup? The answer depends on a variety of considerations.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 13, 2023

A new Missouri law will require health insurance companies to pay the full cos.

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Radiology Business

MARCH 14, 2024

“This approach is particularly galling since service outages have exacerbated the administrative burdens and care delays already associated with" prior authorization, AMA said.

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Radiology Business

MARCH 26, 2024

Transparency firm Fair Health recently analyzed data around this key figure, which represents the highest amount a plan will pay for a covered service.

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JVIR

DECEMBER 30, 2022

To compare access to specific procedural therapies across insurance types for patients with American Joint Commission on Cancer (AJCC) Stage I or II hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 10, 2024

Those include Florida, New Hampshire, Vermont and Virginia, with thousands of patients standing to benefit, according to Susan G. Komen.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 18, 2024

Some payers taking advantage of the NSA by forcing practices to accept lower rates to remain in-network, says Rad Partners' Richard Heller, MD.

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Health Imaging

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A new study found no significant differences in mortality based on race or ethnicity once cancer was confirmed.

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Radiology Business

MAY 26, 2023

The private equity-backed multispecialty group said Thursday that the pact will grant commercial and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries continued access to its physicians.

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Health Imaging

JULY 15, 2024

Experts are calling for insurance companies to provide full coverage for imaging and other necessary exams, if indicated by an abnormal prostate cancer screening test.

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Radiology Business

JULY 9, 2024

The American Society of Neuroradiology and Society of Interventional Radiology made their case in a June letter to the Connecticut-based health insurer.

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Radiology Business

MAY 22, 2023

The Find it Early Act has support from both political parties, alongside the American College of Radiology and journalist/cancer survivor Katie Couric.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 18, 2024

Affected patients may have had their name, date of birth, address, health insurance information and medical information compromised, though there is currently no evidence that any data has been misused.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

The payer has allegedly engaged in “slow pay and no pay tactics," resulting in an "enormous" volume of claims being denied or downgraded.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 5, 2024

In other news, former Envision Healthcare CEO Jim Rechtin is slated to take over the top post at insurer Humana on July 1, while AHRA elected new board members.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 10, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:05 May 10, 2024 — Insurance expansions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were linked with an increase in patients receiving care at accredited cancer hospitals in Pennsylvania, according to a study published in Health Services Research by University of Pittsburgh researchers.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Also, LucidHealth expands in Florida, New Jersey practice launches joint venture with hospital group, and US Radiology Specialists improves MRI efficiency.

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Radiology Business

JUNE 6, 2024

Research has proven that certain social determinants of health—such as housing instability, costs and insurance—can impact adherence. What about food insecurity?

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

“The ruling is a step toward an IDR process that is accessible, fair and efficient,” Jacqueline Bello, chair of the ACR Board of Chancellors, said Monday.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 19, 2023

Among vulnerable women with BRCA1/2 mutations, about 14% never received this vital exam after the rejection, MSK researchers reported.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 22, 2023

Allstate Insurance Co. first filed the complaints in 2020 against Discovery Radiology Physicians, OneSource Medical Diagnostics and four physicians, alleging insurance fraud.

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Radiology Business

MAY 15, 2024

million in restitution to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers. Donald Salzberg, MD, of Avon, Connecticut, also must pay $1.34

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Radiology Business

MAY 8, 2023

Imaging groups and pain-management associations urged Humana, Aetna and others to lift restrictions around procedures to treat compression fractures.

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Radiology Business

AUGUST 23, 2023

When stated in dollar terms, the median price for imaging services was $490 across commercial plans compared to $191 in MA, experts wrote in Health Affairs.

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Ben White

JUNE 10, 2023

Trainees: It’s never too early, but if you haven’t looked into getting disability insurance yet, you should especially get some quotes in June before leaving your institution after finishing residency/fellowship. The information is always free; all agents get paid by the insurance companies and not the individual.))

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Radiology Business

MAY 6, 2024

Patients who are younger, unwed, live in disadvantaged neighborhoods, or lack adequate insurance are more likely to miss their exams.

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Ben White

AUGUST 16, 2023

Great reporting by Cezary Podkul in ProPublica (and amazing perseverance by Dr. Shteynshlyuger): A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The rule seeks to improve communication between health insurers, physicians and the independent entities that arbitrate disagreements over out-of-network payments.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dense Breast Info (DBI) has issued a statement of support for “Find It Early Act” HR 3086, a bill that addresses insurance barriers to breast cancer screening beyond an initial mammogram. HR 3086 seeks to close loopholes inherent in individual state insurance laws and cover both private and public plans including TRICARE and VHA.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 11, 2024

Female patients and those with public insurance plans were much more likely than others to witness delays of 10 days or more, according to new research.

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Radiology Business

JANUARY 29, 2024

Such insurers are slated to collect more than $7 trillion over the next decade, with MA now accounting for over 50% of all Medicare enrollment.

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Diagnostic Imaging

MAY 14, 2024

While radiologists and other providers may be discouraged by insurer denials saying the use of a technological advance is “unproven and investigational,” 82 percent of appeals for prior authorization denials were approved in 2021.

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Radiology Business

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The feds anticipated only about 22,000 disputes between insurers and providers, but the actual number was more than 20 times higher.

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Ben White

MARCH 29, 2023

. * * * Post-match fourth-year students are also eligible to try to lock in their eligibility for disability insurance. Disability insurance isn’t cheap–and you may not be able to afford it on your current budget–but again this is a great time to at least learn about it and price out some options and see.

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