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A Primer on Disability Insurance for Doctors

Ben White

Introduction Disability Insurance is a boring and expensive but critical component of a physician’s financial plan. While life insurance pays your beneficiaries when you die, disability insurance pays you when you can’t work due to a medical condition.

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ACR lauds legislation that would fine insurers for delayed NSA payments

AuntMinnie

The American College of Radiology (ACR) is supporting legislation that would fine health insurance companies for failing to pay physicians within 30 days of losing in an independent dispute resolution process laid out in the No Surprises Act (NSA). Reports of insurers failing to pay these arbitration awards in a timely manner are commonplace."

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Insurance 101 – Understanding Medical Insurance when it comes to Medical Imaging

Intermountain Medical Imaging

In today’s complex healthcare landscape, understanding medical insurance and medical imaging is crucial for patients to make informed decisions about their health. In this blog post, we’ll explore key concepts related to medical insurance and medical imaging, with a focus on patient education.

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Insurers claim No Surprises Act is not narrowing networks; radiologists disagree

Radiology Business

health insurance providers about their experiences with the landmark legislation. AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association recently polled 21 U.S.

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A Benefits Leader's Top Priority: Reducing Cancer at all Costs

employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year. And the largest healthcare expense to employers?

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Publicly insured pregnant women less likely to get 20-week ultrasounds

AuntMinnie

Publicly insured pregnant women are less likely to get 20-week ultrasounds, a phenomenon that drives disparities in prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart defects, according to research published September 23 in Prenatal Diagnosis. “To Of these, 305 had a prenatal diagnosis of a fetal heart defect and 215 were publicly insured.

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Insurance company ‘profiteering’ could have ‘devastating impact’ on physicians, ACR warns HHS

Radiology Business

Societies representing radiologists, anesthesiologists and EM docs are concerned about major insurance companies' use of shared savings programs.

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